Hakkapeliitta

See also: hakkapeliitta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”).

Noun

Hakkapeliitta (plural Hakkapeliittas)

  1. A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

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