ˌbaləˈklävə, -avə, attrib | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
or balaclava helmet
( -s )
Etymology: from Balaclava (now usually Balaklava ), village in the Crimea, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, where a battle of the Crimean War was fought on October 25, 1854
: a hoodlike knitted cap covering the head, neck, and part of the shoulders and worn especially by soldiers and mountaineers