bonnet rouge

French

Etymology

Literally, “red cap”. This refers to the headwear worn by the lower-class French revolutionaries during the French Revolution.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.nɛ ʁuʒ/
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Noun

bonnet rouge m (plural bonnets rouges)

  1. (historical) a French revolutionary during the French Revolution
  2. (historical, by extension) any revolutionary
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