different between shapka vs chapka

English

From Russian ?????? (šápka, “hat”).

shapka (plural shapkas)

A brimless Russian fur cap.
- 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate 2006, p. 281:
  They wore assorted civilian caps and shapkas and had red armbands over the sleeves of their greatcoats, which were British issue.

From Polish czapka (“cap”) Czech ?apka (“cap”)

chapka (plural chapkas)

A type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry, consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associated with Polish independence and nationalism.

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