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le chapeau
hat
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How do you say chapeau in French?
How do you pronounce chapeau in French?
chapeau is pronounced /lə ʃapo/ in French.
Example sentences
Le chapeau noir est tombé de la table.
The black hat fell off the table. (The masculine article 'le' and masculine adjective 'noir' agree with 'chapeau')
J'ai acheté un chapeau élégant pour mon ami.
I bought an elegant hat for my friend. (The masculine article 'un' and masculine adjective 'élégant' agree with 'chapeau')
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Why is it masculine?
Chapeau is masculine in French. It derives from Latin "cappellus" (a small cap or hat), which was grammatically masculine. French inherited this masculine gender from Latin through regular phonetic evolution from Vulgar Latin to Old French and Modern French. The word's masculine gender reflects the gender of its Latin ancestor, a common pattern in Romance language noun inheritance.
What is the French word for hat?
The French word for hat is le chapeau — masculine.
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