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Hakkapeliitta

Hakkapeliitta noun: a Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

Noun

Hakkapeliitta (plural Hakkapeliittas)

  1. A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

Forms of Hakkapeliitta

pluralHakkapeliittas

Origin of Hakkapeliitta

Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”).

Questions about Hakkapeliitta

What does Hakkapeliitta mean?
Hakkapeliitta means a Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.
What part of speech is Hakkapeliitta?
Hakkapeliitta is a noun.
What is the plural of Hakkapeliitta?
The plural of Hakkapeliitta is Hakkapeliittas.

Words near Hakkapeliitta in the dictionary

  1. Hakka
  2. hakka noodle
  3. hakkafot
  4. hakkafoth
  5. Hakkanese
  6. Hakkapeliitta
  7. Hakkapeliittas
  8. Hakkas
  9. Hakkinen
  10. Hakkâri
  11. Hakluyt

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