# Hakkapeliitta

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hakkapeliitta