bonnet rouge

French edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɔ.nɛ ʁuʒ/
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Noun edit

bonnet rouge m (plural bonnets rouges)

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

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