bonnet de nuit
French, noun/bɔ.nɛ də nɥi/
bonnet de nuit is spelled B-O-N-N-E-T-D-E-N-U-I-T (12 letters). Bonnet de nuit is a French masculine noun meaning “nightcap (clothing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de bonnet que l’on met pour dormir”.
What does bonnet de nuit mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenightcap (clothing)
- 2
colloquialmasculinewet blanket; killjoy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de bonnet que l’on met pour dormir. 2. Couche-tôt. 3. Se dit d’une personne ennuyeuse, qui n’aime pas s’amuser. 4. Petit verre de boisson alcoolisée, bu avant de se coucher.
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 de nuit
- bonnets de nuit plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bonnet de nuit?
- /bɔ.nɛ də nɥi/
- \bɔ.nɛ də nɥi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bonnet de nuit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.