yarmulke

yarmulke Definition

yar·mulke (yär′məl kə, yä′-)

noun

a skullcap variously worn by Jewish men and boys, esp. when at prayer or study, at meals, etc.

also yarmelke yar′·melke

Etymology: E Yiddish yarmulke < Pol jarmułka, orig., a skullcap worn as by priests < earlier ja murka, ult. < ML almutia, cowl, hood

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