red hat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [red hat]
- /rɛd hæt/
- /red hæt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red hat]
- /rɛd hæt/

Definitions of red hat words

noun red hat the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal. 1
noun red hat a cardinal. 1
noun Technical meaning of red hat (operating system) A distribution of Linux. 1
noun red hat the broad-brimmed crimson hat given to cardinals as the symbol of their rank and office 0
noun red hat the rank and office of a cardinal 0
noun red hat a wide-brimmed, flat, red hat presented to a new cardinal by the pope as a symbol of the cardinal's rank 0

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Origin of red hat

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Red hat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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red hat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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