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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

chapeau de paille

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chapeau de paille

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Straw Hat/strɔː hæt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il portait un chapeau de paille à la plage."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A hat made of straw or similar braided plant material, typically worn in warm weather for sun protection.

    "He wore a wide-brimmed straw hat to shield his face from the summer sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'straw hat' originates from the combination of 'straw', which comes from Old English 'streaw', referring to dried grass or stalks, and 'hat', derived from Old English 'hætte', meaning a head covering. The usage of straw for making hats dates back to ancient times, evolving through various cultures and styles.

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