/shahp"keuh/ , n.
a round, slightly tapered, brimless fur hat worn esp. in Russia.
[ shápka hat, cap, ORuss: headgear for men, c. Serbo-Croatian šapka, prob. schapël (with Slavic suffix -ka ) chapel (see CHAPEAU); cf. Czech capka, Slovak capica, Pol czapka, with c perh. directly ]