quichenotte

French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /kiʃ.nɔt/

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Noun

quichenotte f (plural quichenottes)

1. a type of women's hat resembling a head scarf, popular in certain areas of France

Further reading

• “quichenotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.