ボンネット
ぼんねっと
noun
(car) hood; bonnet
1.
car hood; bonnet (covering the engine)
The hinged cover over a car's engine compartment. The primary meaning of the word in modern Japanese — covering both UK 'bonnet' and US 'hood'.
ボンネットを開けた。
I opened the hood.
ボンネットから煙が出ている。
Smoke is coming out from under the hood.
整備士がボンネットを開けて、エンジンの点検を始めた。
The mechanic opened the hood and started inspecting the engine.
From English 'bonnet'. Japanese uses the British term across regions, including for American-style cars where speakers of US English would say 'hood'.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ボンネットを開ける: to open the hood
- ボンネットを閉める: to close the hood
- ボンネット内: under the hood
- ボンネットフード: hood/bonnet (more technical)
NOTE:
The English source word originally referred to a head covering, and ボンネット is occasionally used in fashion contexts to mean 'bonnet' (the headwear). The automotive sense is the default in modern Japanese.