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zmijovka

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

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  • zmēʹŏfkə
  • /ˈzmiːɒfkə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Czech knitted wool cap with no bill, topped by a small pom-pom, and encircled with a cuff into which a pattern is knitted in which smaller zig-zags are predominated by a large central zig-zag, whose angularity evokes the pattern on the back of the adder (Vipera berus), from which it takes its name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: budajka

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Czech zmijovka.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: zmijovka — Czech wool cap whose cuff has a zig-zag pattern like that on an adder’s back
  • Russian: змиёвка (zmijóvka) — Czech wool cap whose cuff has a zig-zag pattern like that on an adder’s back
  • Slovak: budajka — Czech wool cap whose cuff has a zig-zag pattern like that on an adder’s back