Katsap

Katsap (, ) is a word commonly used in Ukraine and Poland to describe Russians, usually in a derogatory or politically incorrect manner. Also, in many countries in East Europe used for old believers.
Possible etymologies
# Katsap is derived from Ukrainian words yak tsap meaning 'like a goat'. (referring to beard wearing, usual in Mediaeval Russia)
# Katsap is derived from the Turkish word kasap meaning 'butcher, meatman, slaughterer, sticker, killer'.
# Katsap is a person who instead of saying a Ukrainian word "yak," uses a Russian "kak;" a Katsap would also have an unshaven face therefore looking like a "tsap" or a goat hence the saying kak tsap or 'like a goat.'
Other uses of the word
In the Halychyna region, Katsap also means stacked firewood with the following dimensions: height 1.5 meters; length 2 meters; width = 1 meter.
Katsapshchyna () or Katsapstan () are terms used to describe the country itself - Russia.

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