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chapeau

intj · noun · 7 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: /ʃæˈpəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ʃæˈpoʊ/
  • rhymes with -əʊ

1

intj

Meaning 1

well done, bravo a verbal representation of a hat tip

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A hat.

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noun

Meaning 3

A cap of maintenance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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noun

Meaning 4

The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine

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noun

Meaning 5

The text at the start of a numbered section of a legal document that appears directly beside the section number, ahead of any numbered subsections.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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noun

Meaning 6

A passage of introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: international law

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noun

Meaning 7

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hat, lid

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Broader terms: headdress, headgear

Narrower terms: bearskin, busby, shako, boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat, bonnet, poke bonnet, bowler hat, bowler, derby hat, derby, plug hat, campaign hat, cavalier hat, slouch hat, cocked hat, cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat, deerstalker, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver, dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap, fedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby, fur hat, millinery, woman's hat, shovel hat, snap-brim hat, sombrero, sou'wester, sunhat, sun hat, titfer, toque, tyrolean, tirolean

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French chappeau. The interjection is after Modern French chapeau in similar use, originally short for chapeau bas.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: chapeau — Translations