dekko

[ dek-oh ]

noun,plural dek·kos.British Slang.

a look or glance: Take a dekko at that car.

Origin of dekko

First recorded in 1890–95; from Hindi dēkhō “look” (imperative)

Words Nearby dekko

de Kalb
dekaliter
dekameter
deke
Dekker
dekko
de Klerk
de Kooning
de Kooning, Willem
De Koven
de Kruif

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

British Dictionary definitions for dekko

dekko

/ (ˈdɛkəʊ) /

nounplural -kos

British slang a look; glance; view (esp in the phrase take a dekko (at))

Origin of dekko

C19: from Hindi dekho! look! from dekhnā to see

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse