kacap

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian каца́п (kacáp). From цап (cap, billy goat) with a prefix ка- (ka-). Likening a stereotypically bearded Russian man to a goat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.t͡sap/

Noun

kacap m pers (feminine kacapka)

  1. (ethnic slur) Russki; Russian person, hardliner, ignorant.

Declension

Derived terms

  • (adjective) kacapski

Further reading

  • kacap in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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