τεπές

• τεπέ n (tepé)

From Ottoman Turkish تپه (tepe, “hill, crown of the head”). See Turkish tepe for further cognates.

• IPA^(key): /teˈpes/
• Hyphenation: τε‧πές

τεπές • (tepés) m (plural τεπέδες)

1. hill, summit (dated)

   Synonyms: λόφος (lófos), ύψωμα (ýpsoma)

2. crown of a hat; the hemispherical part of a cap which covers the head

Although the initial meaning borrowed from Ottoman Turkish "hill, summit" is not used in common speech anymore, the term survives and is understood as part of multiple toponyms, especially in Northern Greece (e.g. Αλάν Τεπέ, Καρά Τεπέ, Μποζ Τεπέ, Ταουσάν Τεπέ).

• τεπές, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language