shapka

[ shahp-kuh ]

noun

1. a round, slightly tapered, brimless fur hat worn especially in Russia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shapka¹

< Russian shápka hat, cap, Old Russian: headgear for men, cognate with Serbo-Croatian šȁpka, probably < Middle Low German schapël (with Slavic suffix -ka ) < Old French chapel ( chapeau ); compare Czech čapka, Slovak čapica, Polish czapka, with č perhaps directly < Old French

Example Sentences

I listened for a long time to the brook Shapka-chu, gently trickling down its stony bed to the bank of the Kubi-tsangpo.

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We camped at the stone wall of Shapka, one of the headquarters of the nomads.

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