bashlyk

noun

bash·​lyk

variants or less commonly bashlik

(ˈ)bash¦lik

plural -s

: a protective hood with long ends for use as a scarf worn especially by the Russian military

Word History

Etymology

Russian bashlyk, from Turkish başlık hood, from baş head

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