bathing cap
2
2.5
- noun
- /ˈbeɪðɪŋ kæp/
:
gorro de baño
- Before jumping into the pool, make sure you put on your bathing cap.
- wear a bathing cap
- rubber bathing cap
- red bathing cap
Examples
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Did you forget your bathing cap, Mimi?
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Don't forget to wear your bathing cap while swimming to keep your hair dry.
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Tell your mom to wear a bathing cap in there, okay?
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You got a bathing cap, too?
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I'd forgotten my bathing cap, so I had to go back and put it on.
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Grandma Rose reaches for her bathing cap.
Fiction book (2002) -
She said you need to wear a bathing cap in the pool.
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Don't forget your bathing cap!
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Hettie had turned to look and seen her mother in a bathing cap, floating on her back in the water.
Fiction book (1997) -
Did you swipe my bathing cap, because I can't seem to find it?
Synonyms
8
1.3
A waterproof cap you wear over your hair to keep it dry while showering
1
1.0
A tight hat that keeps hair dry while you swim
How Protective
2
2.5
8
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a close-fitting cap worn to keep the hair dry while swimming' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bathing' (relating to swimming or immersion in water) with 'cap' (a head covering). This straightforward noun-noun compound follows normal English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bathing cap comes from the old practice of wearing a tight cap when bathing in the sea or pool to keep hair dry and protect it from water. That's why bathing cap today means a tight hat you wear to 'keep the hair dry' while swimming.