kepi
noun
ke·pi ˈkā-pē 
ˈke-
variants or less commonly képi
ˈkā-pē
: a military cap with a round flat top usually sloping toward the front and a visor
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi. 
Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021 Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau. Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Rachel Kushner, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021 Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau. Kate Holstein, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020 Word History
Etymology
French képi, from German dialect (Switzerland) käppi cap
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined above
kepi
noun
variants also képi
as in shako
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- shako
- tricorne
- beret
- bonnet
- helmet
- homburg
- turban
- hood
- tricorn
- fedora
- panama
- fez
- sunbonnet
- hat
- pillbox
- biretta
- toque
- leghorn
- skullcap
- sombrero
- tam
- calotte
- bowler
- baseball cap
- kufi
- zucchetto
- cloche
- stovepipe
- casque
- helm
- capuche
- derby
- miter
- mitre
- headgear
- castor
- cocked hat
- boater
- cowboy hat
- plug hat
- silk hat
- top hat
- cowl
- headdress
- topper
- garrison cap
- service cap
- opera hat
- stocking cap
- chapeau
- overseas cap
- picture hat
- skimmer
- hard hat
- porkpie hat
- high hat
- cap
- sou'wester
- Stetson
- billycock
- ten-gallon hat
- headpiece
- lid
- nightcap
- tam-o'-shanter
- warbonnet
