κουκούλα — meaning in English

English meaning

• balaclava noun A close-fitting knitted covering for the head and neck, often with an opening for the face, worn for warmth or as a disguise.
• hood noun A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.

Senses

κουκούλα is used for these senses in English:

• balaclava A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

hood — full definition

1. noun A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.
2. noun The hinged panel covering a car engine (called a "bonnet" in British English).
3. noun Informal: a neighbourhood, especially a poor or inner-city one.
4. verb To cover something with a hood.

Related Greek words