bonnet rouge

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.nɛ ʁuʒ/

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Noun

bonnet rouge m (plural bonnets rouges)

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