a cap made of white hand-woven cloth worn by some men in India
Gandhi cap in American English
noun
a white cap, pointed in front and back and having a wide band, worn by some men in India
Word origin
[1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: follow-up, fundamentalism, self-service, superpower, tie-in