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Meaning of pith helmet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɪθ ˈhɛlmɪt

Definitions

  1. A 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.
  2. A hat of similar appearance, but made of different materials.

Equivalents

Deutsch Tropenhelm
Suomi hellekypärä
Svenska solhjälm tropikhjälm

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pith paper pitha pithball pithead pithecanthrope pithecanthropine

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