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yarmulke

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yarmulke /ˈjɑːm(ʊ)lkə / (also yarmulka)
noun a skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men or during prayer by other Jewish men.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Yiddish yarmolke.