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papaha

papaha is the alternative form of papakha.

Meaning of papakha

Noun

papakha (plural papakhas)

  1. A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.
    • Outside Russia, the Cossacks tend to be viewed as cartoonish anachronisms, with their whips, papakha fur hats and horses.2015 August 4, Andrew E. Kramer, “Cossacks Face Grim Reprisals From Onetime Allies in Eastern Ukraine”, in New York Times

Forms of papaha

pluralpapahas

Questions about papaha

What is papaha the alternative form of?
Papaha is the alternative form of papakha.

Words near papaha in the dictionary

  1. Papageorges
  2. Papago
  3. papagoite
  4. Papagos
  5. Papagou
  6. papaha
  7. papahas
  8. papahood
  9. papaia
  10. papaias
  11. papain

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