YARMULKE


Meaning of YARMULKE in English

(also yar·mulka ) / ˈjɑːmʊlkə; NAmE ˈjɑːrm-/ (also kippa ) noun

a small round cap worn on top of the head by Jewish men; a type of skullcap

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Yiddish yarmolke .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.