Phrase guide

swim cap

noun · 1 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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 泳帽 (yǒngmào) — cap worn by swimmers
  • Dutch: badmuts — cap worn by swimmers
  • Finnish: uimalakki — cap worn by swimmers
  • French: bonnet de bain — cap worn by swimmers
  • German: Bademütze — cap worn by swimmers
  • German: Badehaube — cap worn by swimmers
  • German: Schwimmhaube — cap worn by swimmers
  • German: Schwimmkappe — cap worn by swimmers
  • German: Badekappe — cap worn by swimmers
  • Hebrew: כּוֹבַע יָם — cap worn by swimmers
  • Hungarian: úszósapka — cap worn by swimmers
  • Italian: cuffia — cap worn by swimmers
  • Japanese: 水泳帽 (suieibō) — cap worn by swimmers
  • Korean: 수영모 (suyeongmo) — cap worn by swimmers
  • Maltese: kappa — cap worn by swimmers
  • Norwegian Bokmål: badehette — cap worn by swimmers
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: badehette — cap worn by swimmers
  • Polish: czepek — cap worn by swimmers
  • Polish: czepek pływacki — cap worn by swimmers
  • Portuguese: touca de natação — cap worn by swimmers
  • Russian: ша́почка для купа́ния (šápočka dlja kupánija) — cap worn by swimmers
  • Russian: ша́почка для пла́вания (šápočka dlja plávanija) — cap worn by swimmers
  • Russian: ша́почка (šápočka) — cap worn by swimmers
  • Spanish: gorro de natación — cap worn by swimmers
  • Swedish: badmössa — cap worn by swimmers
  • Yiddish: באָדהיטל (bodhitl) — cap worn by swimmers