kepi

See also: képi

English

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

Alternative forms

• képi

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛpi/
• Rhymes: -ɛpi

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^[1]:

     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.

Translations

cap with a flat circular top

• Dutch: kepie (nl)
• French: képi (fr) m
• German: Käppi (de) n
• Ido: kepio (io)
• Italian: kepi m, chepì m, cheppì m
• Persian: کپی (fa) (kepi)
• Polish: kepi (pl)
• Portuguese: quepe (pt)
• Russian: ке́пи (ru) n (képi)
• Spanish: quepis (es) m, quepí m (Peru)
• Swedish: käppi c
• Volapük: kepit

Further reading

• kepi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Pike, kipe, pike

Estonian

Noun

kepi

1. genitive singular of kepp

Spanish

Noun

kepi m (plural kepis)

1. kepi