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yarmulke

noun
/ˈjɑːməlkə/UK/ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”), from Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk (“rain apparel”).

  1. derived from jarmułka — “skullcap”
  2. borrowed from יאַרמלקע

Definitions

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

    • 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.
    • 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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