chéchia

[ sheysh-yah ]
/ ˈʃeɪʃ yɑ /

noun

a close-fitting, cylindrical cap with a tuft or tassel.

Origin of chéchia

1905–10; < French < North African dialectal variant of Arabic shāshīyah, after Shāsh, city in Persia where it was once made

Words nearby chéchia

châteauguay, châteauneuf-du-pape, châteauroux, chère, chèvre, chéchia, chédiak-steinbrinck-higashi syndrome, chénier, chérie, chārikār, chŏngjin

Example sentences from the Web for chechia

  • However, one of them sported a Zouave's chechia, the other an artilleryman's képi.

    The Golden Triangle |Maurice Leblanc

  • The camel pitched and rolled like a frigate in a rough sea and the chechia responded to the motion as it had on the Zouave.

    Tartarin de Tarascon |Alphonse Daudet

  • It has, of course, to be admitted that over the preceding three days the chechia had had a pretty rough time.

    Tartarin de Tarascon |Alphonse Daudet

  • And in pronouncing these words the brave Tartarin shook the tassel of his chechia as if it were a mane.

    Tartarin de Tarascon |Alphonse Daudet