Where does “poner el gorro” come from?

poner el gorro (Spanish) comes from Spanish gorro, from Spanish gorra, from Middle French gorre.

poner el gorro (Spanish): to commit adultery

Definitions

  1. to commit adultery

Ancestry of “poner el gorro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgorrocap; hat; condom
2Spanishgorracap, baseball cap
3Middle Frenchgorre—
Every word from Middle French gorre →Every word from Spanish gorra →Every word from Spanish gorro →