YARMULKE


Meaning of YARMULKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyä-mə-kə, ˈyär-mə(l)-kə ]

noun

Etymology: Yiddish yarmlke, from Polish jarmułka & Ukrainian yarmulka skullcap, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish yağmurluk rainwear

Date: 1903

: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home

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