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chapka

chapka noun: 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. Also the alternative form of shapka.

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Noun

chapka (plural chapkas)

  1. 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.
    • He rejoined the Twenty-Second Lancers at Cape Town—all the squadrons together again for the first time in two years—and sailed for home. The new King himself reviewed them after their arrival, having granted them time enough to discard their khaki and put on again the glories of blue and gold...1936 February, C[ecil] S[cott] Forester [pseudonym; Cecil Louis Troughton Smith], chapter II, in The General, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company, →OCLC, page 15

Also used as

chapka is also the alternative form of shapka.

Forms of chapka

pluralchapkas
alternative formczapka
alternative formschapska

Origin of chapka

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

Borrowed from Russian ша́пка (šápka).

Questions about chapka

What does chapka mean?
Chapka 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.
What part of speech is chapka?
Chapka is a noun.
What is the plural of chapka?
The plural of chapka is chapkas.

Words near chapka in the dictionary

  1. Chapins
  2. chapiter
  3. chapiters
  4. chapitre
  5. chapitres
  6. chapka
  7. chapkan
  8. chapkans
  9. chapkas
  10. chaplain
  11. chaplain general

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