cag

C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /kæɡ/ UK /kæɡ/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like keg /ɛ/ vs /æ/

noun

Meanings

1

noun
British informal, a lightweight waterproof jacket; a cagoule

Pack a cag in case the weather turns on the hike.

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Synonyms

1 noun · british informal, a... cagouleanorakwindcheaterraincoat jacket

Word family

Related forms cagoule

Etymology

A British informal shortening of cagoule, from French cagoule ('hood, cowl'), from Late Latin cuculla ('hood, cowl').

cagoule French cuculla Latin

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Clothing & Appearance Register & Style

# cag

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kæɡ
**IPA (UK):** kæɡ

## Meanings
1. British informal, a lightweight waterproof jacket; a cagoule

## Examples
- Pack a cag in case the weather turns on the hike.

## Synonyms
- cagoule
- anorak
- windcheater
- raincoat
- jacket

## Related Forms
- cagoule

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cagoule
- Root: cuculla

## Etymology
A British informal shortening of cagoule, from French cagoule ('hood, cowl'), from Late Latin cuculla ('hood, cowl').

## AI Etymology
Cag is a British informal shortening of cagoule, from French cagoule ('hood, cowl'), from Late Latin cuculla ('hood, cowl'). Important recorded forms include cagoule (French) and cuculla (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers British informal, a lightweight waterproof jacket; a cagoule. The wider family includes related words such as cagoule.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance
- Register & Style

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