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petasus

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɛtəsəs

Definitions

A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.

historical

Equivalents

Españolpetaso
Françaispétase
DeutschPetasos
5 more languages
Italianopetaso
한국어페타소스
Nederlandspetasus
Portuguêspétaso
Русскийпетас

Examples

Their faces were shadowed beneath broad-brimmed, low-crowned petasoses.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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