chapéu de coco

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chapéu-coco
• chapéu-de-coco (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “hat of coconut”

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpɛw d͡ʒi ˈko.ku/ [ʃaˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi ˈko.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpɛw d͡ʒi ˈko.ku/ [ʃaˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi ˈko.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpɛw de ˈko.ko/ [ʃaˈpɛʊ̯ de ˈko.ko]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpɛw dɨ ˈko.ku/ [ʃɐˈpɛw ðɨ ˈko.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpɛw dɨ ˈko.ku/ [ʃɐˈpɛw ðɨ ˈko.ku]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈpɛw dɨ ˈko.ku/ [t͡ʃɐˈpɛw ðɨ ˈko.ku]

Noun

chapéu de coco m (plural chapéus de coco)

1. bowler hat (hard round black felt hat)

   Synonym: chapéu-coco

Related terms

• chapéu de chuva
• chapéu de cobra
• chapéu de frade
• chapéu de napoleão
• chapéu de sol
• chapéu do chile

Further reading

• “chapéu de coco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “chapéu de coco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• chapéu de coco on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt