картуз

• IPA^(key): [kɐrˈtus]

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According to Shansky, from earlier forms карпуз (karpuz), карпуц (karpuc), from Dutch karpoets (“traveling hat”), and distinct from Etymology 2 (see below). The term originally referred to military cloth or fur hats; the “peaked cap” sense developed in mid-19th century.

карту́з • (kartúz) m inan (genitive карту́за, nominative plural карту́зы, genitive plural карту́зов, diminutive карту́зик)

1. a type of a peaked cap with high cap band

According to Vasmer, from Middle Low German or Low German kartûse, kardûse, from French cartouche.

карту́з • (kartúz) m inan (genitive карту́за, nominative plural карту́зы, genitive plural карту́зов, diminutive карту́зик)

1. (dated) paper bag for various loose materials
2. (military, historical) powder bag

• Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “картуз”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, issue 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “картуз”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress