mikado

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See also: Mikado and mikádó

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 御門 (mikado), from 御 (mi, “honorable”) +‎ 門 (kado, “gate, portal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mikado (countable and uncountable, plural mikados)

  1. (history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
  2. (literary, countable) Any emperor of Japan.
    Synonym: tenno
    The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
    • 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado:
      Our great Mikado, virtuous man,
      When he to rule our land began,
      Resolved to try a plan whereby
      Young men might best be steadied.
  3. A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack.
    Synonym: pick-up sticks
  4. A fabric having a stiff twill weave.

Translations

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 御門.

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.kaːˌdoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ka‧do

Noun

mikado m (plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)

  1. mikado, pick-up sticks (game of skill)

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˌmiˈkaː.doː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ka‧do

Noun

mikado m (plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)

  1. (history) mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period
  2. (literary) any emperor of Japan

Esperanto

Etymology

From Japanese みかど (mikado).

Pronunciation

Noun

mikado (accusative singular mikadon, plural mikadoj, accusative plural mikadojn)

  1. mikado

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 御門 (mikado), from 御 (mi, “honorable”) +‎ 門 (kado, “gate, portal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mikado m (plural mikados)

  1. (history) mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period
  2. (literary) any emperor of Japan
  3. mikado (game of skill)

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

mikado

  1. Rōmaji transcription of みかど

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈkado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: mi‧ka‧do

Noun

mikado m (plural mikados)

  1. mikado

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