Hakkapeliitta

See also: hakkapeliitta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”).

Noun

Hakkapeliitta (plural Hakkapeliittas)

1. A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

Translations

cavalryman

• Finnish: hakkapeliitta (fi)
• Swedish: hakkapelit c