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mössa

“mössa” is a Swedish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a soft cap designed to provide warmth in cold weather; a hat, a cap, a knit cap, a beanie, (Canada) a toque, etc.
  2. a brimless hat (with a soft crown) (of various other headgear)
  3. a chef's hat, a toque
  4. a peaked cap (type of cap with a short visor)
  5. a student cap
  6. a side cap
  7. a member of Mösspartiet

Etymology

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.

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