Phrase guide

baseball cap

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl ˌkæp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈbeɪs.bɔl ˌkæp/
  • US: /ˈbeɪs.bɑl ˌkæp/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cap with a rounded crown and a curved, stiffened bill at the front.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ballcap

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cap with a bill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jockey cap, golf cap

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cap

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bofbalhoed — cap
  • Bulgarian: бейзболна шапка (bejzbolna šapka) — cap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 棒球帽 — cap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 太陽帽 /太阳帽 — cap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 喼帽 — cap
  • Chinese Cantonese: 波帽 — cap
  • Chinese: 吐舌仔帽 (thò͘-chi̍h-á-bō) — cap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棒球帽 (bàngqiúmào) — cap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太陽帽 /太阳帽 (tàiyángmào) — cap
  • Czech: kšiltovka — cap
  • Dutch: honkbalpet — cap
  • Dutch: baseballcap — cap
  • Esperanto: basbala ĉapo — cap
  • Estonian: nokamüts — cap
  • Estonian: nokkmüts — cap
  • Estonian: nokats — cap
  • Finnish: lippalakki — cap
  • French: casquette de baseball — cap
  • German: Baseballkappe — cap
  • German: Basecap — cap
  • Hebrew: כובע מצחייה — cap
  • Hebrew: כּוֹבַע מִצְחִיָּה (kóva mitskhiyá) — cap
  • Hungarian: baseballsapka — cap
  • Hungarian: simlisapka — cap
  • Icelandic: derhúfa — cap
  • Italian: berretto da baseball — cap
  • Japanese: 野球帽 (yakyūbō) — cap
  • Korean: 야구 모자 (yagu moja) — cap
  • Lithuanian: beisbolo kepuraitė — cap
  • Polish: bejsbolówka — cap
  • Portuguese: boné — cap
  • Russian: бейсбо́лка (bejsbólka) — cap
  • Spanish: gorra — cap
  • Spanish: jockey — cap
  • Swedish: basebollkeps — cap
  • Tamil: அடிப்பந்துத் தொப்பி (aṭippantut toppi) — cap
  • Thai: หมวกเบสบอล — cap
  • Ukrainian: бейсболка (bejsbolka) — cap