a kind of (something)

A replacement or alternative to (the real thing). I had to use the block of wood as a kind of hammer to get the loose nail back into place.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ishmerai	-	Biblical
Markku	MAHRK-koo	Finnish
Renato	re-NAH-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian
Sayyid	-	Arabic
Poghos	-	Armenian
Gustav	GOO-stahf (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German