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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”).
Noun
Hakkapeliitta (plural Hakkapeliittas)
- A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.
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