Meanings
nounhood ornament (plural hood ornaments)
plural hood ornaments
- A decorative object fastened on a car's hood, often symbolizing the manufacturer or brand; sometimes fixed to the radiator cap
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 引擎蓋裝飾品 /引擎盖装饰品
- 引擎蓋裝飾品 /引擎盖装饰品 (yǐnqínggàizhuāngshìpǐn)decoration on car's hood
Finnish keulamerkki, keulakoriste
- keulamerkkidecoration on car's hood
- keulakoristedecoration on car's hood
- nokkakoristedecoration on car's hood
- konepeltikoristedecoration on car's hood
French bouchon de radiateur
- bouchon de radiateurdecoration on car's hood
German Kühlerfigur
- Kühlerfigurdecoration on car's hood
Italian mascotte
- mascottedecoration on car's hood
Spanish adorno de capó
- adorno de capódecoration on car's hood
Swedish kylarprydnad
- kylarprydnaddecoration on car's hood
Cite this entry
APA
hood ornament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hood%20ornament
MLA
“hood ornament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hood%20ornament. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hood ornament,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hood%20ornament.
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