tour du chapeau

French

Etymology

Calque of English hat trick. Popularized in French by the Montreal hat-maker Henri Henri in the context of ice hockey; borrowing the tradition from cricket, it offered one of its hats as a prize to any hockey player who scored three goals in one match at the Montreal Forum.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuʁ dy ʃa.po/
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Noun

tour du chapeau m (plural tours du chapeau)

  1. (soccer, ice hockey, North America) hat trick
    Synonym: (France) coup du chapeau
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