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noun 
  1. A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer), also known as a kippah.
Etymology: From the w:Yiddish language, Yiddish (yarmlke), from the w:Polish language, Polish jarmuÅka and the w:Ukrainian language, Ukrainian (yarmulka), skullcap. This is probably from the w:Turkish language, Turkish (yaÄmurluk), that is rainwear. This term entered English in 1903.

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