kepi
See also: képi
English
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editEtymology
editFrom French képi, from Switzerland German Käppi, diminutive of Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cappa. Akin to English cap.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkepi (plural kepis)
- A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
- 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
- Appleby […] rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed.
Translations
editcap with a flat circular top
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Spanish
editNoun
editkepi m (plural kepis)
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