"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, {{m|fro|chape||head covering}} chape (“head covering”), {{af|fr|chape|-eron}} chape + -eron, {{m|en|cap}} cap, {{m|en|cape}} cape Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chaperon m (plural chaperons)
  1. chaperon Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Headwear Derived forms: chaperonnage, chaperonner, chaperonnier, Petit Chaperon rouge

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chaperon meaning in French (1.7kB)

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