yarmulke

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English

Yarmulkes

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjɑːməlkə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/
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Noun

yarmulke (plural yarmulkes)

  1. (Judaism) A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
    Synonyms: kippah, kappel, skullcap
    • 1991 October 1, Richard Goldstein, “The New Anti-Semitism: A Geshrei”, in Village Voice, page 33:
      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.
    • 2007 April 29, Patricia Cohen, “The Frozen Dozen”, in New York Times:
      But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland.

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References

  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th Edition (1997)
  • yarmulke”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.