kepi

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kepi

  • /ˈkɛpi/

Rhymes with -ɛpi

Where it comes from

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.

noun kepis · képi

  1. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. 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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noun cap with a flat circular top

Españolquepis, quepí
Portuguêsquepe
Françaisképi
DeutschKäppi
Italianokepi, chepì, cheppì
Русскийке́пи képi

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"kepi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kepi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{kepi_2026,
  title = {kepi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kepi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}