Polyglot Dictionary

bonete

/boˈnete/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
bonetes

Meaning

  1. cap

    • El cura llevaba un bonete.

      The priest wore a cap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gorro

bonete is a traditional, ecclesiastical or academic cap, like a biretta; gorro is the everyday word for "cap, beanie."

gorra

gorra is the everyday word for a cap with a brim, like a baseball cap; bonete is traditional academic or religious headwear.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

boné

boné is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cap."

Portuguese

touca

touca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cap."

Practice

1 What does bonete mean?

2 Fill the gap: El cura llevaba un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bonete?

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