noun · verb · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, US:/hæt/
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California, Canada, Received-Pronunciation:/hat/
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Northwestern, US:/hæ̞ʔ/
New-Zealand, Northern-US:/hɛt/
rhymes with -æt
CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To place a hat on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
verb
Meaning 15
To appoint as cardinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
verb
Meaning 16
To shop for hats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
17
verb
Meaning 17
simple past of hit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, form-of, obsolete, past
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Antonyms: none provided
18
noun
Meaning 18
an informal term for a person's role
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: function, office, part, role
19
noun
Meaning 19
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: chapeau, lid
Antonyms: none provided
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
20
verb
Meaning 20
put on or wear a hat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He was unsuitably hatted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wear, put on, get into, don, assume
Narrower terms: bonnet
21
verb
Meaning 21
furnish with a hat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Etymology
From Middle English hat, from Old English hætt, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz (“hat”), perhaps from a late PIE root Proto-Indo-European *kedh- (“to guard, cover, care for, protect”) or wanderwort. Cognate with North Frisian and Danish hat (“hat”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish hatt (“hat”), Icelandic hattur (“hat”), Finnish hattu (“hat”), Latin cassis (“helmet”), Lithuanian kudas (“bird's crest or tuft”), Avestan 𐬑𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀 (xaoda, “hat”), Persian خود (xud, “helmet”), Welsh cadw (“to provide for, ensure”). Compare also hood.
Across languages
Translations
299 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
hoed
— a head covering
Akan:
ɛkyɛw
— a head covering
Akan:
kyɛw
— a head covering
Albanian:
kapelë
— a head covering
Southern Altai:
шляпа
(šlyapa)
— a head covering
Southern Altai:
бӧрӱк
(börük)
— a head covering
Alutiiq:
slaapaq
— a head covering
Amharic:
ቆብ
(ḳob)
— a head covering
Western Apache:
chʼah
— a head covering
Arabic:
قُبَّعَة
(qubbaʕa)
— a head covering
Arabic:
بُرْنَيْطَة
(burnayṭa)
— a head covering
Arabic:
بِرْنِيطَة
(birnīṭa)
— a head covering
Arabic:
قُبَّعة
(gubbaʕa , qubbaʕa)
— a head covering
Arabic:
طاقيّة
(ṭāʔiyye)
— a head covering
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܟܘܼܣܝܼܬܵܐ
(kusita)
— a head covering
Armenian:
գլխարկ
(glxark)
— a head covering
Aromanian:
capelã
— a head covering
Aromanian:
cãciulã
— a head covering
Assamese:
টুপী
(tupi)
— a head covering
Asturian:
gorru
— a head covering
Avar:
тӏагъур
(tʼağur)
— a head covering
Azerbaijani:
papaq
— a head covering
Azerbaijani:
şlyapa
— a head covering
Azerbaijani:
başlıq
— a head covering
Azerbaijani:
şapka
— a head covering
Azerbaijani:
qalpaq
— a head covering
Bashkir:
эшләпә
(eşləpə)
— a head covering
Basque:
kapela
— a head covering
Belarusian:
капялю́ш
(kapjaljúš)
— a head covering
Belarusian:
ша́пка
(šápka)
— a head covering
Bengali:
টুপি
(ṭupi)
— a head covering
Bulgarian:
ша́пка
(šápka)
— a head covering
Burmese:
ဦးထုပ်
(u:htup)
— a head covering
Carpathian Rusyn:
колоп
(kolop)
— a head covering
Catalan:
barret
— a head covering
Catalan:
capell
— a head covering
Cebuano:
kalo
— a head covering
Chamicuro:
sompelelo
— a head covering
Chechen:
куй
(kuj)
— a head covering
Chechen:
куоьртахтуьлум
(kwörtaxtülum)
— a head covering
Cherokee:
ᎠᎵᏍᏇᏔᏬᎩ
(alisquetawogi)
— a head covering
Chickasaw:
yaalhipa
— a head covering
Chinese Cantonese:
帽
— a head covering
Chinese:
мозы
(mozɨ)
— a head covering
Eastern Min Chinese:
帽
(mô̤)
— a head covering
Gan Chinese:
帽子
(mau5 zi)
— a head covering
Hakka Chinese:
帽仔
(mo-é)
— a head covering
Chinese:
帽仔
(bō-á)
— a head covering
Jin Chinese:
帽子
(mau3 zeh)
— a head covering
Chinese Mandarin:
帽子
(màozi)
— a head covering
Northern Min Chinese:
帽
(māu)
— a head covering
Wu Chinese:
帽子
— a head covering
Chinook Jargon:
siyapuɬ
— a head covering
Chinook Jargon:
seahpo
— a head covering
Chuvash:
шлепке
(šlepke)
— a head covering
Ngazidja Comorian:
gora
— a head covering
Cornish:
hatt
— a head covering
Czech:
klobouk
— a head covering
Danish:
hat
— a head covering
Dhivehi:
ތޮފި
(tofi)
— a head covering
Dutch:
hoed
— a head covering
Dzongkha:
ཞྭམོ།
(zhwamo)
— a head covering
Elfdalian:
att
— a head covering
Erzya:
вазь
(vaź)
— a head covering
Esperanto:
ĉapelo
— a head covering
Estonian:
müts
— a head covering
Evenki:
авун
(awun)
— a head covering
Farefare:
zuvõka class 3/4
— a head covering
Faroese:
hattur
— a head covering
Finnish:
hattu
— a head covering
Franco-Provençal:
chapél
— a head covering
French:
chapeau
— a head covering
French:
couvre-chef
— a head covering
North Frisian:
hödj
— a head covering
North Frisian:
hud
— a head covering
West-Frisian:
hoed
— a head covering
Friulian:
cjapiel
— a head covering
Galician:
chapeu
— a head covering
Galician:
sombreiro
— a head covering
Galician:
pucho
— a head covering
Galician:
rodopergo
— a head covering
Galician:
galero
— a head covering
Galician:
chambergo
— a head covering
Gallo:
chapai
— a head covering
Georgian:
ქუდი
(kudi)
— a head covering
German:
Kopfbedeckung
— a head covering
German:
Kappe
— a head covering
German:
Hut
— a head covering
German:
Mütze
— a head covering
German:
Huet
— a head covering
Greek:
καπέλο
(kapélo)
— a head covering
Greek:
πίλος
(pílos)
— a head covering
Ancient Greek:
πῖλος
(pîlos)
— a head covering
Ancient Greek:
πέτασος
(pétasos)
— a head covering
Greenlandic:
nasaq
— a head covering
Greenlandic:
qaannguusaq
— a head covering
Mbya Guarani:
xapeo
— a head covering
Gujarati:
ટોપી
(ṭopī)
— a head covering
Haitian Creole:
chapo
— a head covering
Hawaiian:
pāpale
— a head covering
Hebrew:
כּוֹבַע
(kóva)
— a head covering
Higaonon:
kalo
— a head covering
Hindi:
टोपी
(ṭopī)
— a head covering
Hindi:
टोप
(ṭop)
— a head covering
White Hmong:
mom
— a head covering
Hungarian:
kalap
— a head covering
Hungarian:
sapka
— a head covering
Hungarian:
fejfedő
— a head covering
Icelandic:
hattur
— a head covering
Icelandic:
höfuðfat
— a head covering
Ido:
chapelo
— a head covering
Indonesian:
topi
— a head covering
Ingrian:
šlääppi
— a head covering
Ingrian:
hattu
— a head covering
Irish:
hata
— a head covering
Italian:
cappello
— a head covering
Japanese:
帽子
(bōshi)
— a head covering
Kabuverdianu:
txapéu
— a head covering
Kannada:
ಟೋಪಿ
(ṭōpi)
— a head covering
Kashmiri:
ٹوٗپؠ
(ṭūp')
— a head covering
Kazakh:
бас киім
(bas kiım)
— a head covering
Kazakh:
бөрік
(börık)
— a head covering
Kazakh:
қалпақ
(qalpaq)
— a head covering
Khmer:
មួក
(muək)
— a head covering
Korean:
모자
(moja)
— a head covering
Central Kurdish:
کِڵاو
(killaw)
— a head covering
Laki:
کِڵاو
(killaw)
— a head covering
Northern Kurdish:
kûm
— a head covering
Northern Kurdish:
kulik
— a head covering
Northern Kurdish:
kulav
— a head covering
Southern Kurdish:
کِڵاو
(killaw)
— a head covering
Kyrgyz:
шляпа
(şlyapa)
— a head covering
Kyrgyz:
калпак
(kalpak)
— a head covering
Kyrgyz:
шапке
(şapke)
— a head covering
Kyrgyz:
баш кийим
(baş kiyim)
— a head covering
Kyrgyz:
бөрк
(börk)
— a head covering
Ladino:
chapeo
— a head covering
Ladino:
sombrero
— a head covering
Lao:
ຫມວກ
(mūak)
— a head covering
Latin:
pileus
— a head covering
Latin:
petasus
— a head covering
Latin:
causia
— a head covering
Latin:
mitella
— a head covering
Latin:
capellus
— a head covering
Latvian:
cepure
— a head covering
Latvian:
platmale
— a head covering
Latvian:
mice
— a head covering
Limburgish:
hood
— a head covering
Lingala:
ekoti
— a head covering
Lithuanian:
skrybėlė
— a head covering
Lithuanian:
kepurė
— a head covering
Luxembourgish:
Hutt
— a head covering
Macedonian:
ка́па
(kápa)
— a head covering
Macedonian:
ша́пка
(šápka)
— a head covering
Malay:
topi
— a head covering
Brunei Malay:
tupi
— a head covering
Malay:
توڤي
— a head covering
Malayalam:
തൊപ്പി
(toppi)
— a head covering
Maltese:
kappell
— a head covering
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᡥᠠᠯᠠ
(mahala)
— a head covering
Manx:
edd
— a head covering
Māori:
pōtae
— a head covering
Marathi:
टोपी
(ṭopī)
— a head covering
Marathi:
टोप
(ṭop)
— a head covering
Maricopa:
kpur
— a head covering
Mirandese:
chapéu
— a head covering
Mongolian:
малгай
(malgaj)
— a head covering
Mongolian:
ᠮᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠢ
(malaɣai)
— a head covering
Nanai:
апон
(apon)
— a head covering
Navajo:
chʼah
— a head covering
Neapolitan:
cappiello
— a head covering
Ngarrindjeri:
kurlinyeri
— a head covering
Norman:
chapé
— a head covering
Norman:
capé
— a head covering
Norman:
chape
— a head covering
Norwegian Bokmål:
hatt
— a head covering
Norwegian Bokmål:
lue
— a head covering
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hatt
— a head covering
Occitan:
capèl
— a head covering
Odia:
ଟୋପୀ
(ṭopi)
— a head covering
Northwestern Ojibwa:
wiiwakwaan
— a head covering
Ojibwe:
wiiwakwaan
— a head covering
Old East Slavic:
шляпа
(šljapa)
— a head covering
Old East Slavic:
колпакъ
(kolpakŭ)
— a head covering
Old English:
hætt
— a head covering
Old Tupi:
akangaóba
— a head covering
Osage:
óoląke
— a head covering
Ossetian:
худ
(xud)
— a head covering
Pannonian Rusyn:
калап
(kalap)
— a head covering
Pashto:
ټوپۍ
(ṭopᶕy)
— a head covering
Pashto:
خولۍ
(xwalᶕy)
— a head covering
Pashto:
پټاخه
(paṭãxa)
— a head covering
Dari:
کُلَاه
(kulāh)
— a head covering
Iranian Persian:
کُلاه
(kolâh)
— a head covering
Plautdietsch:
Hoot
— a head covering
Polish:
kapelusz
— a head covering
Polish:
kłobuk
— a head covering
Polish:
czapka
— a head covering
Portuguese:
chapéu
— a head covering
Punjabi:
ਟੋਪੀ
(ṭopī)
— a head covering
Punjabi:
ٹوپی
(ṭopī)
— a head covering
Quechua:
chuku
— a head covering
Réunion Creole French:
sapo
— a head covering
Romagnol:
capéll
— a head covering
Romanian:
pălărie
— a head covering
Romansh:
chapè
— a head covering
Russian:
шля́па
(šljápa)
— a head covering
Russian:
ша́пка
(šápka)
— a head covering
Russian:
головно́й убо́р
(golovnój ubór)
— a head covering
Scottish Gaelic:
ad
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
шѐшӣр
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
кло̀бӯк
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
ша̏пка
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
шкрлак
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
šèšīr
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
klòbūk
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
šȁpka
— a head covering
Serbo-Croatian:
škrlak
— a head covering
Sicilian:
cappeddu
— a head covering
Sicilian:
copricapu
— a head covering
Silesian:
kłobuk
— a head covering
Sinhalese:
තොප්පිය
(toppiya)
— a head covering
Slovak:
klobúk
— a head covering
Slovak:
čiapka
— a head covering
Slovene:
klobuk
— a head covering
Somali:
koofiyad
— a head covering
Lower Sorbian:
kłobyk
— a head covering
Upper Sorbian:
kłobuk
— a head covering
Sotho:
katiba
— a head covering
Spanish:
sombrero
— a head covering
Spanish:
sueste
— a head covering
Old Spanish:
sonblero
— a head covering
Old Spanish:
sonbrero
— a head covering
Sranan Tongo:
ati
— a head covering
Svan:
ფაყვ
(paq̇v)
— a head covering
Swahili:
kofia
— a head covering
Swahili:
chapeo
— a head covering
Swedish:
hatt
— a head covering
Swedish:
mössa
— a head covering
Sylheti:
ꠐꠇꠤ
(ṭoki)
— a head covering
Tagalog:
sumbrero
— a head covering
Tagalog:
sambalilo
— a head covering
Tajik:
кулоҳ
(kuloh)
— a head covering
Tamil:
தொப்பி
(toppi)
— a head covering
Tamil:
குல்லா
(kullā)
— a head covering
Tatar:
эшләпә
(eşläpä)
— a head covering
Tatar:
калпак
(qalpaq)
— a head covering
Telugu:
టోపి
(ṭōpi)
— a head covering
Thai:
หมวก
(mùuak)
— a head covering
Tibetan:
ཞྭ་མོ
(zhwa mo)
— a head covering
Tibetan:
དབུ་ཞྭ
(dbu zhwa)
— a head covering
Tigrinya:
ቆብዕ
(ḳobʿ)
— a head covering
Tigrinya:
ባርኔጣ
(barneṭa)
— a head covering
Tillamook:
nəš-ditk̓iqwú-tən
— a head covering
Turkish:
şapka
— a head covering
Turkish:
başlık
— a head covering
Turkish:
kalpak
— a head covering
Turkish:
gabbella
— a head covering
Ottoman Turkish:
شاپقه
(şapka)
— a head covering
Turkmen:
şlýapa
— a head covering
Turkmen:
telpek
— a head covering
Turkmen:
şapka
— a head covering
Ukrainian:
капелю́х
(kapeljúx)
— a head covering
Ukrainian:
ша́пка
(šápka)
— a head covering
Ukrainian:
капелю́ха
(kapeljúxa)
— a head covering