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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

me quito el sombrero

Pronunciation / Transliteration: me kito el sombrero

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chapeau/ʃæˈpoʊ/
nouninterjectionCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Me quito el sombrero ante tu gran trabajo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As interjection
  1. 1

    An expression of respect, admiration, or congratulation; literally meaning 'hat' in French, used as an equivalent to 'hats off'.

    "Chapeau to the development team for delivering the project ahead of schedule."
As noun
  1. 1

    A hat, particularly a formal or traditional one.

    "He adjusted his chapeau before stepping out into the brisk morning air."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English directly from French, 'chapeau' derives from the Old French 'chapel', meaning a hat or cap, which itself stems from the Late Latin 'cappellus' (a diminutive of 'cappa', meaning cape or hood). In contemporary English usage, it has been adopted primarily as an interjection expressing admiration, praise, or tip of the hat to someone's achievement.

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