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noun, masculine

bonnet rouge

/bɔ.nɛ ʁuʒ/

noun, masculine/bɔ.nɛ ʁuʒ/plural: bonnets rouges

a French revolutionary during the French Revolution; any revolutionary

Literally, “red cap”. This refers to the headwear worn by the lower-class French revolutionaries during the French Revolution.

bonnet rouge — French Dictionary | Passage