"chaperon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃa.pʁɔ̃/ Forms: chaperons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French, from chape (“head covering”) as the women who acted as chaperones wore head coverings. Equivalent to chape + -eron. More at English cap, cape. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{af|fr|chape|-eron}} chape + -eron Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chaperon m (plural chaperons)
  1. chaperon Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Headwear Derived forms: chaperonnage, chaperonner, chaperonnier, Petit Chaperon rouge
    Sense id: en-chaperon-fr-noun-orHyZqtS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eron, French undefined derivations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 11 1 4 1 1 25 20 30 0 3 2

Inflected forms

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