(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of the emperor of Japan.
2.
(initial capital letter, italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
3.
(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
Origin
1720-30; < Japanese, equivalent to mi- exalted + kado gate, door (of the imperial palace)
Examples from the web for mikado
mikado also offers a full sushi menu, with chef specials including a variety of fish to sample.
British Dictionary definitions for mikado
mikado
/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/
noun (pl) -dos
1.
(often capital) (archaic) the Japanese emperor Compare tenno
Word Origin
C18: from Japanese, from mi- honourable + kado gate
Word Origin and History for mikado
n.
1727, former title of the emperor of Japan, from mi "honorable" + kado "gate, portal." Similar to Sublime Porte, old title of the Ottoman emperor/government, and Pharaoh, which literally means "great house."