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Yarmulke

//ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə// noun

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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

Etymology

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

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