chapeau

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English

A heraldic chapeau.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

chapeau (plural chapeaus or chapeaux)

  1. A hat.
  2. (heraldry) A cap of maintenance.
  3. (oenology) The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.
  4. (law) 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.
  5. (international law) A passage of introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.

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Interjection

chapeau

  1. well done, a verbal representation of a hat tip
    • 2012, Kfir Luzzatto, The Evelyn Project, PINE TEN, LLC, →ISBN:
      Chapeau to you for the presence of mind.
    • 2017, Jamal AlShehhi, Uncle Sam & Myself: Living in the land of Uncle Sam, Kuttab Publishing, →ISBN, page 38:
      I fully understand the mother's concerns; and I say chapeau to her twice. The first for allowing her daughter the opportunity to study abroad, and secondly for accompanying her during the first months of study to ease her homelessness.
    • 2019, Carly Findlay, Say Hello, HarperCollins Australia, →ISBN:
      Hopefully you see it as a good promotion for your blog and chapeau to you for being awesome!

References

  1. ^ “chapeau”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠‎, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-10-18.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chapeau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːˈpoː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: cha‧peau
  • Rhymes: -oː

Interjection

chapeau

  1. Used to express appreciation.
    Synonym: petje af

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chappeau, from Old French chapel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa. The interjection was originally short for chapeau bas.

Pronunciation

Noun

chapeau m (plural chapeaux)

  1. hat
  2. (law) introductory text
  3. (printing) lead of an article
  4. cap (of a mushroom)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Interjection

chapeau

  1. Used to express appreciation.
    Synonym: chapeau bas
    Chapeau, monsieur.
    Well done, sir.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chapeau.

Pronunciation

Interjection

chapeau

  1. Alternative form of chapó

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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