cabasset

English

Etymology

From Catalan cabasset, perhaps via French cabasset.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæbəˈsɛt/, /ˌkæbəˈseɪ/

Noun

cabasset (plural cabassets)

1. (historical) An Italian helmet with a stalk-like projection on the top resembling a pear.

References

• “cabasset”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “cabasset”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

cabàs +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.βəˈsɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.bəˈsət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.baˈset]

Noun

cabasset m (plural cabassets)

1. basket

   Synonym: cistella

2. cabasset (type of helmet)

Further reading

• “cabasset” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cabasset” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cabasset”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024