ˈkāpē, ˈkepē noun
( -s )
Etymology: French képi, from German dialect (Switzerland) käppi, diminutive of kappe cap, from Old High German kappa cloak, cape, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak — more at cap
: a military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor
the forage cap was the American version of the French kepi — W.F.Harris