quichenotte
French edit
Etymology edit
Allegedly from Middle English kisse me not, from the use of the cap to discourage English soldiers from dallying with French women during the Hundred Years' War.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quichenotte f (plural quichenottes)
- a type of women's hat resembling a head scarf, popular in certain areas of France
Further reading edit
- “quichenotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.