Meanings
nounwatermelon cap (plural watermelon caps)
plural watermelon caps
- A kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.
Origin
Calque from Chinese 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 瓜皮帽, 西瓜帽
- 瓜皮帽 (guāpímào)a kind of skullcap
- 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào)a kind of skullcap
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