shapka
Americannoun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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A stern customs officer took off my furry shapka and poked at the still warm lining, looking for diamonds my parents might have hidden there.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017
A man of infinite sartorial taste, Macmillan wore a white lamb's-wool shapka that he had bought in Russia 30 years before.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are worn not by visiting Russians but by venturesome Americans who have discovered that the shapely shapka has the advantage over the standard felt hats: it is warm and comfortable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said the Canadian press: a caracul shapka of the style worn by Muscovite storekeepers.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Anya’s house, Demyan pulled off his shapka and clutched it in his hand.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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