chapska
French, noun/ʃap.ska/
chapska is spelled C-H-A-P-S-K-A (7 letters). Chapska is a French masculine noun meaning “chapka (type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry, and French lancers during the First and Second Empire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coiffure militaire empruntée aux Polonais, portée par les uhlans et, en France, par les lanciers du Premier…”.
What does chapska mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechapka (type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry, and French lancers during the First and Second Empire)
- 2
masculineshapka (brimless Russian fur cap)
Near-synonym: ouchanka
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Coiffure militaire empruntée aux Polonais, portée par les uhlans et, en France, par les lanciers du Premier et du Second Empire. 2. Chapeau traditionnel russe ou scandinave, en fourrure, muni de parties rabattables qui peuvent couvrir les oreilles et la nuque, ou se maintenir nouées sur le haut du chapeau.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chapska
- chapskas plural
- shapska alternative
- chapka
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chapska?
- /ʃap.ska/
- \ʃap.ska\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.