"katsap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: katsaps [plural]
Etymology: From Ukrainian каца́п (kacáp). Either from Ukrainian цап (cap, “billy goat”) with a prefix ка- (ka-), thus invoking an image of a stereotypical Russian man with a beard, or from Turkish kasap, from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb), meaning "butcher", "slaughterer". Etymology templates: {{der|en|uk|каца́п}} Ukrainian каца́п (kacáp), {{cog|uk|цап||billy goat}} Ukrainian цап (cap, “billy goat”), {{m|uk|ка-|}} ка- (ka-), {{cog|tr|kasap}} Turkish kasap, {{cog|ar|قَصَّاب}} Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb) Head templates: {{en-noun}} katsap (plural katsaps)
  1. (ethnic slur, derogatory) a Russian, especially from Ukrainian perspective Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slur Related terms: Russki, Rusky
    Sense id: en-katsap-en-noun-G1-F13Bw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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