kepi

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English

Charles de Gaulle and General Mast saluting at Tunis, Tunisia, 1943; each wears a kepi

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Etymology

From 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.

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Noun

kepi (plural kepis)

  1. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
    • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict:
      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.

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Estonian

Noun

kepi

  1. genitive singular of kepp

Spanish

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kepi m (plural kepis)

  1. kepi