noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌfrɪd͡ʒɪən ˈkæp/
General-American:/ˌfrɪd͡ʒiən ˈkæp/
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rhymes with -æp
1
noun
Meaning 1
A soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward, represented in Greek and Roman art as worn by ancient Phrygians, and later associated with the Roman liberty cap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cap of liberty, liberty cap
2
noun
Meaning 2
A congenital abnormality of the gall bladder with no pathological significance, caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Phrygian (“of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture”) + cap. Sense 2 (“congenital abnormality of the gall bladder”) is a calque of German phrygische Mütze, coined by J. Bartel in 1916 and popularized by Edward A. Boyden.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قُبَّعَة فْرِيجِيَة
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Azerbaijani:
Frigiya papağı
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Azerbaijani:
azadlıq papağı
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Basque:
frigiar txano
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Basque:
barrete frixio
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Belarusian:
фрыгі́йскі каўпа́к
(fryhíjski kawpák)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Belarusian:
фракі́йскі каўпа́к
(frakíjski kawpák)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Bulgarian:
фригийска шапка
(frigijska šapka)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Bulgarian:
шапка на свободата
(šapka na svobodata)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Catalan:
barret frigi
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Chinese Mandarin:
弗裡吉亞無邊便帽 /弗里吉亚无边便帽
(Fúlǐjíyà wúbiān biànmào)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Chinese Mandarin:
自由之帽
(zìyóu zhīmào)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Corsican:
cappellu frisgiu
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Czech:
frygická čapka
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Dutch:
Frygische muts
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Esperanto:
friga ĉapo
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Estonian:
früügia müts
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Finnish:
fryygialaismyssy
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
French:
bonnet phrygien
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Georgian:
ფრიგიული ჩაჩი
(prigiuli čači)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
German:
phrygische Mütze
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
German:
skythische Mütze
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Greek:
Φρυγικός σκούφος
(Frygikós skoúfos)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Hebrew:
מִצְנֶפֶת פְרִיגִיָּת
(mitznefét frigíyat)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Hungarian:
frígiai sapka
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Indonesian:
topi Frigia
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Indonesian:
topi kebebasan
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Italian:
berretto frigio
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Italian:
cappello frigio
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Italian:
berretto di Frigia
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Italian:
papalina
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Japanese:
フリジア帽
(Furijia-bō)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Korean:
프리기아 모자
(Peurigia moja)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Limburgish:
frygische mutsj
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Macedonian:
Фригиска капа
(Frigiska kapa)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Norwegian Bokmål:
frygisk lue
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Norwegian Bokmål:
frihetslue
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Norwegian Bokmål:
jakobinerlue
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Norwegian Nynorsk:
frygisk hue
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Persian:
کلاه آزادی
(kolâh âzâdi)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Persian:
کلاه فریژی
(kolâh fariži)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Polish:
czapka frygijska
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Polish:
czapka wolności
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Portuguese:
barrete frígio
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Portuguese:
barrete da liberdade
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Punjabi:
فرائیگین ٹوپی
(farīʾigiya ṭopī)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Romanian:
bonetă frigiană
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Russian:
фриги́йский колпа́к
(frigíjskij kolpák)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Russian:
фраки́йский колпа́к
(frakíjskij kolpák)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Serbo-Croatian:
фригијска ка̏па
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Serbo-Croatian:
frigijska kȁpa
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Slovak:
frýgická čiapka
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Slovak:
skýtska čiapka
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Spanish:
gorro frigio
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Swedish:
frygisk mössa
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Swedish:
frihetsmössa
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Swedish:
jakobinmössa
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Turkish:
Frigya başlığı
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Ukrainian:
фригі́йський ковпа́к
(fryhíjsʹkyj kovpák)
— soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward
Arabic:
قلنسوة فريجية
— congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus
Finnish:
synnynnäinen sappirakon pohjukan ja rungon välinen poimu
— congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus
German:
phrygische Mütze
— congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus
Polish:
pęcherzyk w kształcie czapki frygijskiej
— congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus
Turkish:
Frigya başlığı
— congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus
