kaçërotë

Albanian

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Gheg term. Related to kaçirubë f (“crest, topknot”). See kaçirubë for more.

IPA^(key): /käc͡ɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käcəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käɕəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /käʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/, /kät͡ɕəˈɹɔːt/, /kät͡ʃəˈɹɔːt(ə)/ (Gheg)

kaçërot(ë) ~ kaçërotë f (plural kaçërota, definite kaçërota, definite plural kaçërotat)

small crest, topknot, ridge (of hair or feathers)
comb (of a rooster), cockscomb
name of a haircut (similar to mohawk and Iroquois). Traditional and tribal haircut of Gheg malësor (“highlander”) clan members; Kastrati, Shkreli.^[1] Similar haircuts were also worn by Arbëreshë (Arvanite) males.

^ Robert Elise, "Historical Disctionary Of Albania - KASTRATI. Northern Albanian clan and traditional clannish region" (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Maryland)