tubeteika

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noun

A cap worn in Central Asia, typically by Turkic peoples.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nountubeteika (plural tubeteikas)

plural tubeteikas · alternative tyubeteyka · alternative tubeteyka · alternative tyubeteika

  1. A cap worn in Central Asia, typically by Turkic peoples.

Origin

  1. Tatarтүбәтәй
  2. Russianтюбете́йка
  3. Englishtubeteika

Borrowed from Russian тюбете́йка (tjubetéjka), from Tatar түбәтәй (tübätäy).

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Translations

Persian توبی
  • توبی (tubi)headgear
Polish tiubietiejka
  • tiubietiejkaheadgear
Russian тюбете́йка
  • тюбете́йка (tjubetéjka)headgear
Ukrainian тюбете́йка
  • тюбете́йка (tjubetéjka)headgear
Cite this entry
APA

tubeteika. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubeteika

MLA

“tubeteika.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubeteika. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubeteika,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubeteika.

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