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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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Depending on your mood, you might continue with Royal Red shrimp served raw with dots of fermented Scotch bonnet pepper and a dusting of spiced red hibiscus flower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"The neighbours' kids used to bounce on the bonnet and we used to tell them off," said his wife, Susan.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

However, he remembers always being interested in "what was going on beneath the bonnet".

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

But even that was merely funny, whereas Carrie’s bonnet made me scream "Why?!" at my TV.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

I had to tie my straw bonnet firmly under my chin lest it blow away in the wind as we picked up speed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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