cagoule

/ kəˈɡuːl /

noun

1. a lightweight usually knee-length type of anorak Also speltkagoulkagoule Sometimes shortened tocag

Word History and Origins

Origin of cagoule¹

C20: from French

Example Sentences

"After 10 years of investigating, all they had to show was a plimsoll and cagoule that everyone wore," he said.

From BBC

The biggest round of applause at Lord's on Sunday goes to a spectator struggling to put his cagoule on!

From BBC

You use extra energy, you eat a banana; this is the smallest inconvenience the change in seasons has to offer, less annoying than having to find your cagoule.

From The Guardian

It was a pleasant late afternoon and although the pale watery sun provided little warmth, I had no need of a cagoule such was the pace at which May walked.

From The Guardian

It’s a dank afternoon in the East Midlands, and both of the managers have gone for a bit of cagoule chic.

From The Guardian