pakol

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noun

A round-topped, soft type of men's hat, usually made from wool, traditionally worn by Chitralis of Pakistan but also by Pashtuns, Tajiks and some in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

Originkhw کپال →
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Meanings

nounpakol (plural pakols)

plural pakols · alternative khapol · alternative pakul

  1. A round-topped, soft type of men's hat, usually made from wool, traditionally worn by Chitralis of Pakistan but also by Pashtuns, Tajiks and some in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

    Gone is the Afghan pakol.

    2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. khwکپال“head”
  2. Englishpakol

Originally from Khowar کپال (kapál, “head”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

polkaPalkopokal
Cite this entry
APA

pakol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pakol

MLA

“pakol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pakol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pakol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pakol.

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