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  • noun A kind of cap from Turkic countries, with a high crown.

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  • noun a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus

Etymologies

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From Turkish kalpak, from Old Turkic, from Proto-Turkic or from Middle Persian kulāfak, diminutive of kulāf, (Persian کلاهک (kolāhak), diminutive of کلاه (kolāh, "hat")), or from common Turkic qalpaq.

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