"calotte" meaning in French

See calotte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.lɔt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Penegal-calotte.wav Forms: calottes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Occitan calotta, calota, either an extension of French cale (“a kind of bonnet”), or from Arabic كَلُّوتَة (kallūta, “a headdress consisting of a small cap with a giant turban, or only the small cap”). See also French calot and Latin calautica, kinds of caps. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|pro|calotta, calota}} Borrowed from Old Occitan calotta, calota, {{cog|fr|cale|t=a kind of bonnet}} French cale (“a kind of bonnet”), {{der|fr|ar|كَلُّوتَة|t=a headdress consisting of a small cap with a giant turban, or only the small cap}} Arabic كَلُّوتَة (kallūta, “a headdress consisting of a small cap with a giant turban, or only the small cap”), {{cog|fr|calot}} French calot, {{cog|la|calautica}} Latin calautica Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} calotte f (plural calottes)
  1. zucchetto (skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-calotte-fr-noun-yV-jkmyj Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Headwear Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 2 7 4 14 9 2 23 9 2 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 9 4 29 33 2 Disambiguation of Headwear: 27 16 18 23 6 10
  2. kippah (Jewish cap) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-calotte-fr-noun-7TsA09By Categories (other): Headwear Disambiguation of Headwear: 27 16 18 23 6 10
  3. (Belgium) calotte (religious skullcap) Tags: Belgium, feminine
    Sense id: en-calotte-fr-noun-kcyi1afO Categories (other): Belgian French, Headwear Disambiguation of Headwear: 27 16 18 23 6 10
  4. (Belgium, university slang) cap worn by students of Belgian Catholic universities after the corona ceremony (a sort of hazing) Tags: Belgium, feminine
    Sense id: en-calotte-fr-noun-zbKdscPf Categories (other): Belgian French, Universities, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Clerical vestments, Headwear Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 2 7 4 14 9 2 23 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 2 6 4 12 8 2 34 8 2 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 9 4 29 33 2 Disambiguation of Clerical vestments: 23 12 5 48 7 5 Disambiguation of Headwear: 27 16 18 23 6 10
  5. (colloquial) tap, knock on the head, buffet, smack, cuff Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-calotte-fr-noun-sN-Trg8H Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 9 4 29 33 2
  6. (by extension) cap (of ice) Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-calotte-fr-noun-w6uyBVDW Categories (other): Headwear Disambiguation of Headwear: 27 16 18 23 6 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calotté, calotte glaciaire, calottin Derived forms (décalotter): décalottage Derived forms (recalotter): recalottage
Disambiguation of 'décalotter': 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'recalotter': 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "text": "→ Catalan: calota"
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      "text": "→ English: calotte"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "de",
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          "expansion": "→ German: Kalotte",
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      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kalotte"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: calotta",
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      "text": "→ Italian: calotta"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: calota, calote",
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      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: calota, calote"
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        "(Belgium, university slang) cap worn by students of Belgian Catholic universities after the corona ceremony (a sort of hazing)"
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        "tap, knock on the head, buffet, smack, cuff"
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        "(colloquial) tap, knock on the head, buffet, smack, cuff"
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        "feminine"
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        "cap (of ice)"
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        "(by extension) cap (of ice)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ka.lɔt/"
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    "French terms derived from Arabic",
    "French terms derived from Old Occitan",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "calotté"
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    {
      "word": "calotte glaciaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "calottin"
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      "sense": "décalotter",
      "word": "décalottage"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: calota",
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      "text": "→ Catalan: calota"
    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ English: calotte"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Kalotte",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kalotte"
    },
    {
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: calotta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: calotta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: calota, calote",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: calota, calote"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        "zucchetto (skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy)"
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "kippah (Jewish cap)"
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          "kippah"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "calotte (religious skullcap)"
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        "(Belgium) calotte (religious skullcap)"
      ],
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        "Belgium",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "Belgian French",
        "French student slang",
        "fr:Universities"
      ],
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        "cap worn by students of Belgian Catholic universities after the corona ceremony (a sort of hazing)"
      ],
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      ],
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        "Belgium",
        "feminine"
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    },
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        "tap, knock on the head, buffet, smack, cuff"
      ],
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        "(colloquial) tap, knock on the head, buffet, smack, cuff"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
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    },
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        "cap (of ice)"
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        "(by extension) cap (of ice)"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "feminine"
      ]
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}

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