hood
word
/ˈhʊd/
huud
/hˈʊd/
huud
Definition
A hood is the part of a coat or sweatshirt that covers your head. It can also mean the metal cover over a car's engine, and informally it can mean a neighborhood.
Usage & Nuances
The most common meaning is the clothing one: 'put your hood up'. For cars, American English uses 'hood' while British English usually says 'bonnet'. Informally, 'the hood' means a neighborhood, often one's home area, and is common in casual speech, music, and slang.
Spanish: capucha - cofre (de coche) - barrio (coloquial)Portuguese (BR): capuz - capô - quebrada (gíria)Portuguese (PT): capuz - capô - bairro (informal)Chinese (Simplified): 兜帽 - 引擎盖 - 街区（非正式）Chinese (Traditional): 兜帽 - 引擎蓋 - 街區（非正式）Hindi: हुड - गाड़ी का बोनट - मोहल्ला (अनौपचारिक)Arabic: غطاء الرأس - غطاء المحرك - الحيّ (عامية)Bengali: হুড (কাপড়ের সঙ্গে) - গাড়ির ঢাকনা - পাড়া (স্ল্যাং)Russian: капюшон - капот (автомобиля) - район (слэнг)Japanese: フード（衣服） - ボンネット（車） - 地元（スラング）Vietnamese: mũ trùm đầu - nắp capo (xe hơi) - khu (thường, tiếng lóng)Korean: 후드(옷) - 보닛(자동차) - 동네(슬랭)Turkish: kapüşon - kaput (araba) - mahalle (argo)Urdu: ہڈ (لباس) - گاڑی کا ڈھکن - محلہ (سلینگ)Indonesian: tudung (pakaian) - kap (mobil) - lingkungan (slang)
Example Sentences
It started to rain, so she pulled up her hood.
basic
Can you open the hood of the car?
basic
He grew up in a quiet hood near the river.
basic
If you're cold, put your hood up and zip your jacket.
natural
There was smoke coming from under the hood, so we pulled over.
natural
I still have friends back in the hood.
natural