chapéu

See also: chapeu and chapèu

Portuguese

Chapéu

Alternative forms

• chapeo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chapel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capelo.

Compare Galician chapeu, Spanish chapeo, chapeau, Catalan capell, Occitan capèl, French chapeau, and Italian cappello (the Galician and Spanish also being borrowings from French).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpɛw/ [ʃaˈpɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpɛw/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpɛw/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈpɛw/

• Rhymes: -ɛw
• Hyphenation: cha‧péu

Noun

chapéu m (plural chapéus)

1. hat (head covering)
2. (regional) umbrella

   Synonyms: chapéu-de-chuva, guarda-chuva

3. (regional) parasol

   Synonyms: chapéu-de-sol, guarda-sol

4. (informal) circumflex accent (the diacritic mark ^)

   Synonyms: acento circunflexo, circunflexo, chapeuzinho

5. (Portugal, soccer, handball) chip (a goal by passing the ball over the keeper)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:chapéu.

Descendants

• → Konkani: चेपें (cepẽ)
• → Ladino: chapeo
• → Manado Malay: capeo (“hat”)
• → Swahili: chepeo

Interjection

chapéu!

1. (colloquial) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Combinei com ele às 16h e chapéu! Não apareceu. ― I planned to meet at 16h and nothing! He didn't show up.

   Procurei as chaves por todo o lado. Chapéu! ― I looked for the keys everywhere. They are gone!