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tako

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 蛸 (tako).

Noun

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tako (uncountable)

  1. The flesh of octopus as used in sushi.

Anagrams

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Äiwoo

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Verb

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tako

  1. to sew (clothing)

References

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  • Næss, Åshild (2017), “tako”, in A short dictionary of Äiwoo (Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia; A-PL 35)‎[2], Canberra, ACT: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, page 123
  • Ross, Malcolm; Næss, Åshild (December 2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎[3], volume 46, number 2, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, →DOI, pages 456–98

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish taco (“cue”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ta‧ko
  • IPA(key): /ˈtakoʔ/ [ˈt̪a.koʔ]

Noun

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tako

  1. a cue; the stick used to propel the ball in snooker, billards, etc.

Central Bikol

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish taco (“cue”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtako/ [ˈta.ko]
  • IPA(key): /ˈtakoʔ/ [ˈta.koʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ko

Noun

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táko or takò (Basahan spelling ᜆᜃᜓ)

  1. a cue; snooker/billard stick.
  2. (slang) a punch
    Synonyms: suntok, dali, bugti

Derived terms

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Eastern Bontoc

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau.

Noun

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tako

  1. human being; person

Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtako/
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: ta‧ko

Etymology 1

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Takoj

From Spanish taco.

Noun

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tako (accusative singular takon, plural takoj, accusative plural takojn)

  1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) taco
    Damne, la tortiljo de mia tako rompiĝis.
    Damn, my taco's tortilla broke.

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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tako (accusative singular takon, plural takoj, accusative plural takojn)

  1. taka (official currency of Bangladesh)
    • 2023 [2022], Aza Delgado Orduño, transl., “Kiel bangladeŝaj teolaboristoj povas travivi kun taga salajro de malpli ol du dolaroj?”, in Global Voices, translation of বাংলাদেশে দৈনিক ১৭০ টাকার মজুরিতে চা-শ্রমিকদের জীবন চলে কীভাবে? [baṅladeśe dōinik 170 ṭakar mojurite ca-sromikoder jibon cole kibhabe?] by পান্থ রহমান রেজা [pantho rohoman reja, Pantha] (in Bengali):
      Kvankam taso da teo kostas pli ol 120 takojn (1,26 dolarojn) en elitaj teovendejoj ĉefurbe, teolaboristoj gajnas tiel malmulte ke ili ne povas aĉeti kokidon aŭ legomojn en la bazaro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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Hawaiian Creole

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 蛸 (tako).

Noun

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tako

  1. octopus (usually in reference to food)
    Ono da tako poke.
    The octopus poke is delicious.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English taco (“Mexican snack food”), from Spanish taco (“light lunch”, literally “stopper, plug, wad”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ko/, [ˈt̪a.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ko
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ko

Noun

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tako (plural tako-tako)

  1. (cooking) taco: a Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa

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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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tako

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たこ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of タコ

North Moluccan Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay takut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈta.kɔ/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ko

Verb

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tako

  1. (ambitransitive, active voice only) to be afraid; to fear
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O'odham

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tepiman, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka(po) (“yesterday”).[1]

Adverb

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tako

  1. yesterday

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2612b. *taka(po) ‘yesterday’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 397
  • Mathiot, Madeleine (2013), Tohono 'O'odham–English Dictionary‎[4], volume II, archived from the original on 22 November 2019, page 224
  • Saxton, Dean; Saxton, Lucille; Enos, Susie (1983), “tako”, in Dictionary: Tohono Oʼodham/Pima to English, English to Tohono Oʼodham/Pima, 2nd edition, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 56

Paraguayan Guarani

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

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tako (dependent form rako, third-person possessed form hako)

  1. vagina

References

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Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Polish tako. By surface analysis, tak(i) +‎ -o.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈta.kɔ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -akɔ
    • Syllabification: ta‧ko

    Adverb

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    tako (not comparable)

    1. only used in jako tako / siako tako

    Further reading

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    • “tako”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)
    • Zygmunt Saloni, et al., editors (2020), “tako”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[6], 4. online edition, Warszawa
    • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “tako”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 11
    • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “tako”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861, volume II, page 1689
    • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1812), “tako”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 3, page 595
    • Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], (Can we date this quote?)
    • Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tako.

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    Adverb

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    tàkō (Cyrillic spelling та̀ко̄)

    1. so, like that, in such a way
      priđi bliže tako da te bolje vidim ― come closer so that I can see you better
      ako tako misliš ― if you think so
    2. so, so much
      on je tako pametan! ― he is so smart!
      ona tako divno p(j)eva! ― she sings so beatifically!
      tako te volim ― I love you so much
    3. idiomatic and figurative meanings that refer to something being a specified way
      tako je! ― that's right! (literally, “so it is!”)
      i tako dalje ― and so on
      da tako kažem ― so to speak (literally, “to say it so”)
      baš tako! ― just like that!
      tako ili nikako ― take it or leave it (literally, “so or no other way”)
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    References

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    • “tako”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

    Slovene

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    takọ̑

    1. (clarification of this definition is needed) thus (as a result)

    Further reading

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    • “tako”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

    Swahili

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìtákò.

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      Noun

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      tako class V (plural matako class VI)

      1. (usually in the plural) buttock
        Synonym: makalio

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      Tagalog

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      Etymology 1

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        Borrowed from Spanish taco (“cue”).

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        tako (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜓ)

        1. (sports, billiards, pool) cue; billiard stick
        2. plug; wad; wadding
          Synonyms: pasak, pamasak

        Etymology 2

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        Pronunciation

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        Noun

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        takô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜓ)

        1. act of slipping or tripping
          Synonyms: tapilok, tapyok, tisod
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        Tumbuka

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        Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìtákò (“buttock”).

        Noun

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        tako class 5 (plural matako class 6)

        1. buttock

        References

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        • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[7], Central Africana Limited, pages 136, 183

        Waray-Waray

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        Noun

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        takô

        1. billiard cue
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