calpack

a man wearing a calpack

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From Ottoman Turkish قلپاق (Turkish kalpak),, from Proto-Turkic or from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄k', diminutive of kwlʾp̄, (Persian کلاهک, diminutive of کلاه), or from . kolpik.

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