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shapka

[ shahp-kuh ]
/ ˈʃɑp kə /
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noun
a round, slightly tapered, brimless fur hat worn especially in Russia.
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Origin of shapka

<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 (see chapeau); compare Czech čapka,Slovak čapica,Polish czapka, with č perhaps directly <Old French
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