Chokha

thumb|right|Georgian nobleman Constantine Gelovani wearing a chokha with military [[shoulder marks]] A chokha, also known as a cherkeska in Russian, is a woolen coat with a high neck that is part of the traditional male dress of the peoples of the Caucasus, as well as Terek and Kuban Cossacks of the former Russian Empire, who subsequently adopted it from the Native peoples of the Caucasus.

== Etymology == The Chokha came to be known amongst Russians as the Cherkeska due to its association with Circassians, who are thought to be the first people Russians saw to wear the garment, although the Russians later applied this term to similar garments worn by all peoples of the Caucasus.