Takaró

Takaró is a Hungarian word meaning blanket or bed covering. In everyday use it refers to a textile layer placed over a bed or a person for warmth and protection, such as a blanket, quilt, comforter, or bedspread. The term can also be used more generally for any covering layer.

In addition to its fabric sense, takaró appears in technical and descriptive contexts as a covering layer in various fields. For example, in geology takaró réteg denotes a covering layer that lies above an underlying substrate, and in ecology takaró növényzet refers to ground cover or vegetation that protects and stabilizes soil.

Etymology and usage: takaró is formed with the suffix -ó from the root takar- meaning “to cover,” yielding a noun that designates a thing that provides covering.

As a surname: Takaró is a Hungarian-language surname. It is found among Hungarian-speaking populations and likely derives from the same root associated with covering or an occupation-related nickname.

Overall, takaró primarily denotes a blanket in everyday language but also functions as a technical term for coverings in scientific contexts, and it exists as a surname in Hungarian onomastics.