chapeau
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chapeau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃæˈpoʊ/
Noun
chapeau (plural chapeaus or chapeaux)
- A hat.
- (heraldry) A cap of maintenance.
- The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.
- In international law, introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.
Derived terms
- chapeau-bras
Interjection
chapeau
- well done, a verbal representation of a hat tip
- 2012, Kfir Luzzatto, The Evelyn Project, PINE TEN, LLC, →ISBN:
- Chapeau to you for the presence of mind.
- 2017, Jamal AlShehhi, Uncle Sam & Myself: Living in the land of Uncle Sam, Kuttab Publishing, →ISBN, page 38:
- I fully understand the mother's concerns; and I say chapeau to her twice. The first for allowing her daughter the opportunity to study abroad, and secondly for accompanying her during the first months of study to ease her homelessness.
- 2019, Carly Findlay, Say Hello, HarperCollins Australia, →ISBN:
- Hopefully you see it as a good promotion for your blog and chapeau to you for being awesome!
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French chapeau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaːˈpoː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: cha‧peau
- Rhymes: -oː
Interjection
chapeau
- Used to express appreciation.
- Synonym: petje af
French
Etymology
From Middle French chappeau, from Old French chapel, from early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.po/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -o
Noun
chapeau m (plural chapeaux)
- hat
- (law) introductory text
- (printing) lead of an article
- cap (of a mushroom)
Derived terms
- chapeau bas
- chapeau melon
- coup du chapeau
- en baver des ronds de chapeau
- manger son chapeau
- parler à travers son chapeau
- porter le chapeau
- sur les chapeaux de roue
- tirer son chapeau
- tour du chapeau
Related terms
- chape
Descendants
- → English: chapeau
- → Iberia:
- Catalan: xapó
- Galician: chapeu
- Portuguese: chapéu
- Spanish: chapó, chapeo
- Ladino: chapeo
Interjection
chapeau
- Used to express appreciation.
- Chapeau, monsieur.
- Synonym: chapeau bas
Derived terms
- chapelier
Further reading
- “chapeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French chapeau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpo/ [t͡ʃaˈpo]
- Rhymes: -o
Interjection
chapeau
- Alternative form of chapó
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “chapeau”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014