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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestam o' shanter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tam o' shanter
"Llevaba un tam o' shanter azul."
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A traditional Scottish bonnet of woolen cloth with a tight-fitting headband and a wide, flat, round top traditionally decorated with a pom-pom or tourie.
"He wore a bright plaid tam o' shanter as he marched with the pipe band."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the title character of Robert Burns's 1790 narrative poem 'Tam o' Shanter'. The name of the cap worn by the hero in the poem subsequently became the standard term for this traditional Scottish bonnet in the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tam o' shanter" is said worldwide
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bérêt écossais
Transliteration: be-re e-ko-sai
"Il portait un bérêt écossais traditionnel."
Tam o' shanter
Transliteration: Tam o' shanter
"Er trug einen karierten Tam o' shanter."
berretto scozzese
Transliteration: ber-ret-to skoz-ze-ze
"Indossava un berretto scozzese di lana."
tam o' shanter
Transliteration: tam o' shanter
"Llevaba un tam o' shanter azul."
boina escocesa
Transliteration: boy-na es-ko-se-za
"Ele usava uma boina escocesa tradicional."
स्कॉटिश टोपी
Transliteration: skotish topi
"उसने ऊनी स्कॉटिश टोपी पहन रखी थी।"
苏格兰无边帽
Transliteration: sū gé lán wú biān mào
"他戴着一顶苏格兰无边帽。"
타모셔터
Transliteration: tam-o-syeo-teo
"그는 스코틀랜드 모자인 타모셔터를 썼다."
タム・オー・シャンター
Transliteration: tamu o shantā
"彼は伝統的なタム・オー・シャンターをかぶっていた。"
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