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budyonovka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a distinctive type of hat and an essential part of the Red Army uniform during the Russian Civil War and later

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian будёновка f (budjónovka), after Semyon Budyonny, Семён Будённый (Semjón Budjónnyj).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: будзё́наўка (budzjónawka) — Red Army hat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布琼尼帽 (Bùqióngní mào) — Red Army hat
  • Finnish: piippalakki — Red Army hat
  • German: Budjonowka — Red Army hat
  • Ingush: бухьбагӏа кий (buḥrbağa kii) — Red Army hat
  • Japanese: ブジョーノフカ (bujōnofuka) — Red Army hat
  • Polish: budionowka — Red Army hat
  • Russian: будёновка (budjónovka) — Red Army hat
  • Spanish: budiónovka — Red Army hat
  • Ukrainian: будьо́нівка (budʹónivka) — Red Army hat