bowler hat

English

A bowler (hat)

Noun

bowler hat (plural bowler hats)

1. A hard round black felt hat with a narrow brim; no longer commonly worn.
   • 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “Cabin Boy”, in AV Club‎^[1]:

     It takes a special arrogance to snort at an oral report on the origins (and proper tipping) of the bowler hat, but there’s Nathanial, giggling his way through the presentation before offering up his report on the more rarefied 14th-century Norwegian derby.

Synonyms

• (felt hat): bowler, derby (US)

Derived terms

• bowler hat out
• bowler-hatted

Translations

hard round black felt hat

• Bulgarian: бомбе n (bombe)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 禮帽／礼帽 (zh) (lǐmào), 礼帽 (zh) (lǐmào), 圓頂硬禮帽／圆顶硬礼帽, 圆顶硬礼帽 (yuándǐng yìng lǐmào)

• Czech: buřinka (cs) f
• Finnish: knalli (fi)
• French: chapeau melon (fr) m
• German: Melone (de) f, Melonenhut m
• Hungarian: keménykalap (hu)
• Italian: bombetta f
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• Japanese: 山高帽 (やまたかぼう, yamatakabō), 山高帽子 (やまたかぼうし, yamatakabōshi)
• Korean: 중산모 (ko) (jungsanmo)
• Macedonian: полуцили́ндер m (polucilínder)
• Persian: شاپو ملون (šâpo melon)
• Portuguese: chapéu coco m
• Russian: котело́к (ru) m (kotelók)
• Slovak: pinč m
• Spanish: bombín m, hongo (es) m
• Swedish: plommonstop n

See also

• hat trick

Anagrams

• throwable