How to Pronounce "cap and gown"
expression
KAP and GOWN
KAP and GOWN
Definition
A special set of clothing—consisting of a hat (cap) and a long robe (gown)—worn by students and teachers during graduation ceremonies.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkæp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɡaʊn
British English
kˈæp/ /ˈænd/ /ɡˈaʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAP and GOWN
UK
KAP and GOWN
Listen in Context
All the students wore their cap and gown to the graduation ceremony.
You can't enter the stage without your cap and gown.
My parents took lots of photos of me in my cap and gown.
It felt strange seeing my best friend in a cap and gown after all these years.