mikado

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mi kä′dō)

Inflections of 'mikado' (n): npl: mikados

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•ka•do  (mi kä′dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos. 
  1. World History, Government(sometimes cap.) a title of the emperor of Japan.
  2. Music and Dance(cap., italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
  3. Rail Transport(cap.) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. See table under Whyte classification. 
  • Japanese, equivalent. to mi- exalted + kado gate, door (of the imperial palace)
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mikado /mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/ n ( pl -dos)
  1. (often capital) archaic the Japanese emperor
Etymology: 18th Century: from Japanese, from mi- honourable + kado gate
'mikado' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gilbert - Pooh-Bah - Sullivan - Pooh Bah

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