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en mössa (sense 1)
en mössa (sense 1)

From dialectal mössa, myssa, from Old Danish muts, myts, mytse, from Middle Low German mutze, mutse, mütze, mutisch, from a shortening of Middle Low German almutze, almüsse, almutisch, from Medieval Latin almucium.

mössa c

  2. a soft cap designed to provide warmth in cold weather; a hat, a cap, a knit cap, a beanie, (Canada) a toque, etc.

    Det är kallt ute. Ta på dig en mössa.

    It is cold outside. Put on a hat.
  4. a brimless hat (with a soft crown) (of various other headgear)
    1. a chef's hat, a toque
      Synonym: kockmössa
    2. a peaked cap (type of cap with a short visor)
      Synonym: skärmmössa
      1. a student cap
        Synonym: studentmössa
  5. (historical, politics) a member of Mösspartiet [the Caps party]
    Coordinate term: hatt (“hat”)
  • Will confuse native speakers if called a hatt (“hat”) in (sense 1). Hats are stiff in Swedish.
  • (sense 1) is the default intuition. Other headgear would only be called an unqualified mössa if clear from context.