Definitions
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- noun A kind of
cap fromTurkic countries, with a highcrown .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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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