Yarmulke

//ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer). Judaism

    "And I always feel uncomfortable dur­ing the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me."

  2. 2
    a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) wordnet

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kappelkipakippahkippahskullcapyarmelke

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"And I always feel uncomfortable dur­ing the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”).

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