katsap

kat·sap
K5A1T1S1A1P3

noun

A Russian, especially from a Ukrainian perspective.

OriginUkrainian каца́п →
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Meanings

nounkatsap (plural katsaps)

plural katsaps · alternative kazap

  1. derogatoryethnicslangslurA Russian, especially from a Ukrainian perspective.

    In the short run, the katsap peril was even more concrete.

    2012, Amir Weiner, Making Sense of War: The Second World War and the Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution, page 247

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
russki

Origin

  1. Ukrainianкаца́п
  2. Englishkatsap

Unadapted borrowing from Ukrainian каца́п (kacáp) (see it for more).

More words from Ukrainian

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with katsap

mapcapgapappwrapstraprapsnapsaplapunwrapoverlaprecapchapnapslapclapzaphapmishapknaplagniappeyappentrap
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Anagrams

saptak
Cite this entry
APA

katsap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsap

MLA

“katsap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “katsap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsap.

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