Tyrolean

American  

[ti-roh-lee-uhn, tahy-] / tɪˈroʊ li ən, taɪ- /

Or Tirolean

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.

2. designating or typifying the peasant dress of the Tyrol, especially a man's soft-brimmed, usually green felt hat with a peaked crown and a feather or brush ornament on the hatband.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.

Etymology

Origin of Tyrolean

1800–10; Tyrol + -ean (variant of -ian )

Example Sentences

Two years ago at the Euros he arrived in Scotland's training centre in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and did a Bavarian dance called the schuhplattler at the welcoming ceremony, Tyrolean hat on his head, oompah music playing.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Last Sunday, 58-year-old skier died in an avalanche in the Tyrolean resort of Weerberg in western Austria.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

The unique male was finally presented to the Tyrolean Federal State Museums by Toni Mayr.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Stengel was described perfectly in The New York Times by Arthur Daley, the sports columnist, as sporting a “green Tyrolean hat,” doing one of his famous soliloquies in his language known as Stengelese:

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

On the other side was a shop that sold little Tyrolean hats.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood