kago
[ kah-goh ]
noun,plural ka·gos.
(in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
Origin of kago
11855–60; <Japanese: basket, cage
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How to use kago in a sentence
Into the kagos we were folded, and in a torrent of rain we departed.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La FargeWe found conveyances waiting for us, kagos they were called.
A Voyage round the World | W.H.G. Kingston
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