Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ʃa.po/

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Translation

hat

Word origin

From Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, a diminutive of cappa ('cloak, hood, cape'). The same root gave English 'cap' and 'chapel'.

Origin
Latin
Root
cappa
English cognates
cap, chapel, cape

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralchapeaux

Examples

, .

Put on a hat, the sun is very strong.

- .

My grandfather always wears a black hat.

J' .

I lost my hat on the bus.

.

This hat suits you very well.

emporte .

The wind blew his hat away down the street.

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This word is part of lesson 25.