Etymology

chapka

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Today it means: A type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry (and later some Napoleonic troops), consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associated with Polish independence and nationalism. Full definition →

Polish czapka ← Czech čapka
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chapka · noun1

  1. Czech · derived fromčapka“cap”
  2. Polish · derived fromczapka“cap”
  3. English todaychapka

From Polish czapka (“cap”) or Czech čapka (“cap”). Doublet of shapka.

chapka · noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromша́пка
  2. Russian · borrowed fromша́пка
  3. English todaychapka

Borrowed from Russian ша́пка (šápka).

Words from the same roots

Russianша́пка all →

shapka

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