# Phrygian cap

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌfrɪd͡ʒɪən ˈkæp/

## Definitions
1. A soft, close-fitting conical cap with the top bent forward, represented in Greek and Roman art as worn by ancient Phrygians, and later associated with the Roman liberty cap.
2. A congenital abnormality of the gall bladder with no pathological significance, caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus.

## Etymology
From Phrygian (“of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture”) + cap. Sense 2 (“congenital abnormality of the gall bladder”) is a calque of German phrygische Mütze, coined by J. Bartel in 1916 and popularized by Edward A. Boyden.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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