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mako

[ mey-koh, mah- ]

noun

, plural ma·kos.
  1. a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

mako

1

/ ˈmɑːkəʊ /

noun

  1. any shark of the genus Isurus, esp I. glaucus of Indo-Pacific and Australian seas: family Isuridae
  2. the teeth of the mako worn as a decoration by early Māoris

mako

2

/ ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ; ˈmɑːkəʊ /

noun

  1. Also calledwineberry a small evergreen New Zealand tree, Aristotelia serrata: family Elaeocarpaceae
  2. another name for bellbird

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mako1

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1720–30

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mako1

from Māori

Origin of mako2

from Māori

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