chapeau

[ sha-poh; French sha-poh ]

noun

, plural cha·peaux [sha-, pohz, sh, a, -, poh], cha·peaus.

1. a hat.
2. Heraldry.
   1. a representation of a low-crowned hat with a turned-up brim, usually of a different tincture, used either as a charge or as part of a crest.
   2. a cap depicted within a representation of a crown or coronet.

chapeau

/ ˈʃæpəʊ; ʃapo /

noun

1. a hat

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapeau¹

1515–25; < French; Old French chapel wreath, hat < Late Latin cappellus hood, hat, equivalent to capp ( a ) ( cap ¹ ) + -ellus diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapeau¹

C16: from French, from Late Latin cappellus hood, from cappa cap

Example Sentences

It was a different hat — a cartoonish chapeau — Kelce donned a decade ago when he began a journey that would impact thousands of children and families in his adopted city.

From Los Angeles Times

Upon the home’s construction, the Tacoma News Tribune declared it “as modern as milady’s next fall chapeau.”

From Seattle Times

"For the women collectively changing the future for this sport, I say chapeau to them," she said.

From BBC

Mistaking the Brit Awards for Royal Ascot, Ella Henderson turned up in a voluminous chapeau, which she then insisted on wearing throughout the ceremony.

From BBC

He had a mechanical as well, still put 40 seconds into me so chapeau to him.

From Washington Times

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