Etymology

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Today it means: An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use. Full definition →

Irish cáibín
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromcáibín
  2. English todaycaubeen

From Irish cáibín, from cába (“cape”), from cappa (“cape”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.