sailor cap
- noun
- /ˈseɪlər kæp/
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gorro de marinero
- In the naval parade, the officers donned their crisp white uniforms and matching sailor caps.
Examples
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The young boy proudly wore his sailor cap as he played dress-up with his friends.
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She chose a sailor cap to complete her costume for the maritime-themed party.
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He wore a sailor cap and was tattooed—a mermaid sitting on a rock combing her hair.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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1.0
A soft hat that fits the head, often with a small brim
A cap with a flat round top and a short visor worn on boats
How Nautical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sailor' specifies who uses the item and 'cap' names the head noun, so the phrase denotes a cap worn by sailors. This is a common noun-noun compound pattern found across languages and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Sailor cap comes from the simple hat worn by sailors on ships, because sailor names the people who wore it and cap means a small hat. As sailors used this flat, round hat as part of their 'uniform', people began to call any hat of that style a sailor cap.