gorra de béisbol
/ɡora de beisbol/from spelling rules
The English phrase "baseball hat" is gorra de béisbol in Spanish.
The phrase refers to a soft cap with a stiff bill or visor used for sports or casual wear. In many Spanish-speaking contexts, if the context of sports is already established, you can simply use the shorter term gorra instead of the full gorra de béisbol.
What does it mean word for word?
The word gorra means "cap" and specifically refers to a cap with a visor.
Which one should you use?
The term gorra is used for caps with a visor, whereas sombrero refers to a hat with a brim that goes all the way around the head.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun gorra is a feminine noun.
Did you know?
- The phrase pasar la gorra literally means 'to pass the cap', but it is a common idiom meaning to collect money from a group for a specific cause or person.
- The word gorra is a linguistic outlier. Unlike many Spanish words for clothing, it does not have clear Latin roots and likely entered the language from Middle French.
- Because béisbol is a phonetic loanword, it retains the English sound but adds an accent mark to ensure the stress falls on the correct syllable.
Examples in context
- Me gusta llevar una gorra de béisbol cuando juego al béisbol los fines de semana.I like to wear a baseball hat when I play baseball on the weekends.
- Me gusta tu gorra de béisbol.I like your baseball hat.
- Necesito una gorra de béisbol para el sol.I need a baseball hat for the sun.
- La gorra de béisbol es azul.The baseball hat is blue.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are looking at a gift in a store.
- Alejandro¿Es esta la gorra de béisbol que buscabas?Is this the baseball hat you were looking for?
- LucíaSí, es una gorra de béisbol muy bonita.Yes, it is a very pretty baseball hat.
- AlejandroTe queda muy bien, Lucía.It looks very good on you, Lucía.
- LucíaGracias, me la voy a comprar.Thanks, I am going to buy it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries béisbol, de, gorra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
