mako

[mey-koh, mah-]

noun

plural

makos 

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 called: wineberry. a small evergreen New Zealand tree, Aristotelia serrata: family Elaeocarpaceae

2. another name for bellbird

Word History and Origins

Origin of mako¹

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1720–30

Word History and Origins

Origin of mako¹

from Māori

Origin of mako²

from Māori