Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watermelon cap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-mel-on -cap
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào).

Inflected Forms

watermelon caps (plural)

Questions

What does watermelon cap mean?: A kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.
Where does watermelon cap come from?: Calque from Chinese 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào).

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