Definition

1. Noun:
   • A hat; A cap: A general term for a shaped covering for the head, typically with a brim or visor, worn for protection, fashion, or as part of a uniform.
   • A bonnet: A type of hat, often with a brim framing the face and tied under the chin.
   • The top or cap of an object: The part that covers, seals, or forms the uppermost section of something, resembling a hat in shape or function (e.g., a mushroom cap, a screw head).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đội một chiếc mũ lưỡi trai. (He is wearing a baseball cap.)
  • Trời nắng, bạn nên đội mũ. (It's sunny, you should wear a hat.)
  • Mũ của cây nấm này rất to. (The cap of this mushroom is very large.)
  • Cô ấy thắt một chiếc nơ dưới mũ. (She tied a bow under the bonnet.)

Advanced Usage

• "mũ bảo hiểm": helmet.

  • Luật pháp yêu cầu đội mũ bảo hiểm khi đi xe máy. (The law requires wearing a helmet when riding a motorbike.)

• "số mũ" (mathematics): exponent.

  • Trong phép tính 5 mũ 2, số 2 là số mũ. (In the calculation 5 to the power of 2, the number 2 is the exponent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mũ nón (n): a general term for hats and conical hats (nón), meaning headwear.
• Mũ len (n): a woolen hat, beanie.
  • Trời lạnh nên tôi đội mũ len. (It's cold so I'm wearing a woolen hat.)
• Mũ giày (n): the toe cap of a shoe.
  • Mũ giày bị bong tróc. (The shoe's toe cap is peeling.)

Synonyms

• Hat: A general term for a head covering.
• Cap: A soft, flat hat with a visor.
• Headgear: A broader term for items worn on the head.

Related Idioms

• Đội mũ cối: Literally "to wear a concrete mixer hat" (a type of hard hat). Figuratively, to be unfairly blamed or to bear the responsibility for a group's failure.

  • Anh ta phải đội mũ cối cho cả đội. (He had to take the blame for the whole team.)

• Chụp mũ: Literally "to clamp/slam a hat on someone". Figuratively, to falsely accuse or label someone.

  • Đừng chụp mũ tôi là thiếu trách nhiệm. (Don't falsely accuse me of being irresponsible.)

noun

1. hat; cap; bonnet