yarmulke
noun/ˈjɑːmʊlkə/
/ˈjɑːrmʊlkə/
(also yarmulka)
(also kippa)
- a small round cap worn on top of the head by Jewish men; a type of skullcapTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Yiddish yarmolke.
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