Calpac
/ˈkæl.pæk/noun
A tall fur or felt cap formerly worn in parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and southeastern Europe.
Did you know?Calpac is an English variant of kalpak, a traditional Central Asian and Eurasian headdress whose shape and fur often signaled regional identity, rank, or military affiliation.
Etymological Timeline
Early Turkic period
Turkic
qalpaq
“A cap or head covering; the precise earliest form and ultimate origin are debated.”
Medieval period
Turkic languages
kalpak
“A distinctive tall cap, commonly made of felt or fur.”
18th Century
Russian
калпак (kalpak)
“A traditional Central Asian or steppe-style cap.”
18th–19th Century
English
calpac
“A fur or felt cap associated with Central Asian, Caucasian, and Ottoman dress.”
Modern English
English
calpac
“A historical or ethnographic term for the traditional cap.”