bonnet d'âne
French, noun/bɔ.nɛ d‿an/
bonnet d'âne is spelled B-O-N-N-E-T-D-Â-N-E (10 letters). Bonnet d'âne is a French masculine noun meaning “dunce cap, dunce hat (conical hat one pupil is forced to wear to indicate he is a dunce)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cornet de papier, ou couvre-chef, imitant à peu près la forme d’une oreille d’âne, qu’on attache des deux…”.
What does bonnet d'âne mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedunce cap, dunce hat (conical hat one pupil is forced to wear to indicate he is a dunce)
- 2
masculinedonkey ears
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cornet de papier, ou couvre-chef, imitant à peu près la forme d’une oreille d’âne, qu’on attache des deux côtés de la tête d’un enfant pour le punir de son ignorance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bonnet d'âne
- bonnets d'âne plural
- bonnets d’âne plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bonnet d'âne?
- /bɔ.nɛ d‿an/
- /bɔ.nɛ d‿ɑn/
- \bɔ.nɛ d‿ɑn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.