Meanings
nounpith helmet (plural pith helmets)
plural pith helmets
- A hat of similar appearance, but made of different materials.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of the pith of the sola or shola (Indian spongewood) plant covered with white cotton and faced with green cloth.
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nouna lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 木髓帽
- 木髓帽 (mùsuǐmào)type of hat
Finnish hellekypärä
- hellekypärätype of hat
French casque colonial, salacot
- casque colonialtype of hat
- salacottype of hat
German Tropenhelm
- Tropenhelmtype of hat
Hebrew קַסְדַּת שַׁעַם
- קַסְדַּת שַׁעַם (kasdát šáʿam)type of hat
Russian про́бковый шле́м
- про́бковый шле́м (próbkovyj šlém)type of hat
Swedish tropikhjälm
- tropikhjälmtype of hat
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pith helmet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pith%20helmet
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“pith helmet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pith%20helmet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pith helmet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pith%20helmet.
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