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chapeau.

A hat.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃæˈpəʊ/UK/ʃæˈpoʊ/US
  1. A hat.

  2. A cap of maintenance.

  3. The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.

  4. The text at the start of a numbered section of a legal document that appears directly beside the section number, ahead of any numbered subsections.

  5. A passage of introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French chappeau. The interjection is after Modern French chapeau in similar use, originally short for chapeau bas.

intj/ʃæˈpəʊ/UK/ʃæˈpoʊ/US
  1. well done, bravo; a verbal representation of a hat tip

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French chappeau. The interjection is after Modern French chapeau in similar use, originally short for chapeau bas.

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