Definition

1. Noun:
   • A traditional conical hat with a metal tip: "nón chóp" refers to a type of hat, specifically an old-fashioned conical hat for men, distinguished by a small metal cap or finial at its peak.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong bảo tàng có trưng bày một chiếc nón chóp cổ. (The museum displays an ancient nón chóp.)
  • Ông nội tôi ngày xưa thường đội nón chóp. (My grandfather used to wear a nón chóp in the old days.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nón chóp" is considered archaic or historical ("cũ", "arch."). It is used to describe a specific artifact from Vietnam's past, often in historical, cultural, or museum contexts.
  • Trang phục truyền thống của các vị quan thường đi kèm với nón chóp. (The traditional attire of mandarins often included the nón chóp.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nón lá (n): Conical hat (typically made of leaves, without a metal tip). This is the more common, general term for the Vietnamese conical hat.
• Nón (n): Hat (general term).

Synonyms

• Chapeau conique à sommet métallique (French loan translation): Conical hat with a metallic summit.
• Metal-topped conical hat (English descriptive term).

Related Phrases

• Đội nón chóp: To wear a .
  • Trong tranh dân gian, người ta thường vẽ các vị quan đội nón chóp. (In folk paintings, mandarins are often depicted wearing the nón chóp.)

Related Idioms

• While there are no common idioms directly using "nón chóp," it appears in expressions related to historical attire and customs.
  • Áo the, nón chóp: Refers to the traditional scholarly/mandarin attire consisting of a silk tunic (áo the) and the metal-topped hat (nón chóp).

1. (cũ) Metal-topped conical hat