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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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How to use shapka in a sentence
I listened for a long time to the brook Shapka-chu, gently trickling down its stony bed to the bank of the Kubi-tsangpo.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven HedinWe camped at the stone wall of Shapka, one of the headquarters of the nomads.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin