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单词 dekko
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Definition of dekko in English:

dekko

noun ˈdɛkəʊˈdɛkoʊ
British informal
  • A quick look or glance.

    come and have a dekko at this
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For a dekko as to what the CD contains, it has recipes for chutneys, ‘tokkus’ and ‘pachadis’, curries and masalas, starters, raithas, gravies, rice items and rotis.
    • The ongoing fare at the Gallery is worth a dekko.
    • All in all, worth a dekko… but not in a cinema hall.
    • We have not checked the veracity of these claims, but you can have a dekko and decide for yourself at the exhibition, which is on till Wednesday.
    • For a more complete look at its features you can take a dekko here.
    • They have climbed up to the first floor to take a dekko at the Hall of Mirrors, which survives in a state of suspended animation.
    • But overall it is quite a good picture, worth a dekko or two.
    • If they wants to know how to dress up seminars addressed by Government Ministers as news it should take a dekko at this.
    • They are descending in large numbers to have a dekko.
    • On Monday, more than 50 beauticians thronged the Purani Haveli to get a dekko of Zardozi tattoo designing and a demo of trendy haircuts.
    • One can have a dekko of these things which are normally out of bounds.
    • However there're quite a few other places around the area which are really worth a dekko.
    Synonyms
    glance, observation, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, survey, sight, peep, peek, glimpse, gaze, stare, gape, ogle

Origin

Late 19th century (originally used by the British army in India): from Hindi dekho 'look!', imperative of dekhnā.

Rhymes

art deco, echo, Eco, El Greco, gecko, secco
 
 

Definition of dekko in US English:

dekko

nounˈdɛkoʊˈdekō
British informal
  • A quick look or glance.

    come and have a dekko at this
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If they wants to know how to dress up seminars addressed by Government Ministers as news it should take a dekko at this.
    • However there're quite a few other places around the area which are really worth a dekko.
    • For a more complete look at its features you can take a dekko here.
    • All in all, worth a dekko… but not in a cinema hall.
    • They are descending in large numbers to have a dekko.
    • For a dekko as to what the CD contains, it has recipes for chutneys, ‘tokkus’ and ‘pachadis’, curries and masalas, starters, raithas, gravies, rice items and rotis.
    • We have not checked the veracity of these claims, but you can have a dekko and decide for yourself at the exhibition, which is on till Wednesday.
    • The ongoing fare at the Gallery is worth a dekko.
    • On Monday, more than 50 beauticians thronged the Purani Haveli to get a dekko of Zardozi tattoo designing and a demo of trendy haircuts.
    • One can have a dekko of these things which are normally out of bounds.
    • But overall it is quite a good picture, worth a dekko or two.
    • They have climbed up to the first floor to take a dekko at the Hall of Mirrors, which survives in a state of suspended animation.
    Synonyms
    glance, observation, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, survey, sight, peep, peek, glimpse, gaze, stare, gape, ogle

Origin

Late 19th century (originally used by the British army in India): from Hindi dekho ‘look!’, imperative of dekhnā.

 
 
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