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How to pronounce yarmulke in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms yarmelke, yarmulka
Type of skullcap

Examples of yarmulke

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He did not describe the cartoon, which showed a man wearing a yarmulke, in detail.
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He was a short stocky man of 61, grey bearded, curls protruding from his yarmulke.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Looking for a black satin yarmulke like the one your grandfather used to wear?
From the lohud.com
Nathan explains that he wears his yarmulke every day for religious reasons.
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He keeps his yarmulke in his pocket and puts it on only when the room is warm enough.
From the latimes.com
A Jewish man may indicate his observance of Judaism by wearing a yarmulke.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On Sunday, Bloomberg donned a yarmulke in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn.
From the time.com
It was still a risk, even with Barbra crooning at the drop of a yarmulke.
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After capturing his first autographed yarmulke, Chalett realized he had something unique.
From the thenewstribune.com
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  • A skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
  • A kippah, kippa, kipoh, kip (/ku026Au02C8pu0251u02D0/ ki-PAH; Hebrew: u05DBu05B4u05BCu05E4u05B8u05BCu05D4u200Eu200E or u05DBu05B4u05BCu05D9u05E4u05B8u05BCu05D4; plural: kippot u05DBu05B4u05BCu05E4u05D5u05B9u05EA or u05DBu05B4u05BCu05D9u05E4u05BCu05D5u05B9u05EA; meaning "dome"), Yamaka (the Yiddish term) (i/u02C8ju0251u02D0rmu0259lku0259/ YAR-mu0259l-ku0259 or /u02C8ju0251u02D0mu0259ku0259/ YAH-mu0259-ku0259 from Yiddish: u05D9u05D0u05B7u05E8u05DEu05D5u05DCu05E7u05E2u200E, from Aramaic ya'ar malka (u05D9u05D0u05E8 u05DEu05DCu05DBu05D0), fear (reverence) of the king i.e...
  • The Yiddish term for skullcap; the Hebrew term is kipah.
  • A Jewish head covering traditionally restricted to males. "...the Code of Jewish Law says, 'It is forbidden to walk four cubits without a head covering'." 1 Synonym: kippah (also spelled "kippa")
  • (Yiddish; Hebrew kippah). Male head covering. See Symbols and Objects.
  • From Tartar for skullcap or from Aramaic yirei malka (fear of the King). The skullcap head covering worn by Jews during services and by some Jews at all times. Also known as a kippah.
  • Aka kippah -- this is the skullcap worn by Jews, the cap is a fairly recent non-Scriptural tradition.
  • Skullcap worn by Jewish Orthodox or conservative males (2)
  • (1) [5:], PO > signer, taps at top of head. (2) BLACK + (1). (3) (2h)[L:], POs down, are placed upon the head. (4) [C], PO down, taps head twice with palm.