tour du chapeau
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English hat trick. Popularized in French by the Montreal hat-maker Henri Henri in the context of ice hockey; borrowing the tradition from cricket, it offered one of its hats as a prize to any hockey player who scored three goals in one match at the Montreal Forum.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tour du chapeau m (plural tours du chapeau)
- (soccer, ice hockey, North America) hat trick
- Synonym: (France) coup du chapeau