šajkača

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Serbo-Croatian

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A man wearing a šajkača

Etymology

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šajka (type of woolen fabric) +‎ -ača.

A popular etymology relates it to šajkaši, Serbian river troops in the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Noun

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šajkača f (Cyrillic spelling шајкача)

  1. a type of cap worn traditionally worn in Serbia by peasants and soldiers, today used as a national symbol