/ Dictionary / Index S shako: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: shak•o Pronunciation: (shak'ō, shā'kō), [key] — pl. shak•os, shak•oes. a military cap in the form of a cylinder or truncated cone, with a visor and a plume or pompon. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shako (Thesaurus) shaking palsy Shaks. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language