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pakol

pakol 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.

pakol: a round-topped, soft type of men's hat, usually made from wool, traditionally worn by Chitralis of...
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Noun

pakol (plural pakols)

  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

Forms of pakol

pluralpakols
alternative formkhapol
alternative formpakul

Origin of pakol

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

Questions about pakol

What does pakol mean?
Pakol means 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.
What part of speech is pakol?
Pakol is a noun.
What is the plural of pakol?
The plural of pakol is pakols.

Words near pakol in the dictionary

  1. pakodanomics
  2. pakodas
  3. pakodi
  4. pakodis
  5. Pakokku
  6. pakol
  7. pakololo
  8. pakololos
  9. pakols
  10. pakora
  11. pakoras

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