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yarmulke

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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yar·mul·ke /ˈjɑːmʊlkə $ ˈjɑːr-/ noun [countable]  RRJa small circular cap worn by some Jewish men 亚莫克便帽〔一些犹太男子戴的小圆帽〕
Examples from the Corpus
yarmulkeA teenager carrying his skateboard passed a man wearing a yarmulke.Philip Altzman, a graduate student in physics who wore a yarmulke, said that he was frequently harassed.
Origin yarmulke (1900-2000) Yiddish Ukrainian and Polish jarmulka
yar·mul·ke nounChineseSyllable
some Corpus by a small circular cap worn Jewish


yarmulke
yarmulke /ˈjɑːmʊlkə $ ˈjɑːr-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Yiddish
 Origin: Ukrainian and Polish jarmulka
a small circular cap worn by some Jewish men


yar·mulke (also yar·mulka) BrE /ˈjɑːmʊlkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjɑːrmʊlkə/ 🔊 (also kippa) nouna small round cap worn on top of the head by Jewish men; a type of skullcap (犹太男子戴的)圆顶小帽;无檐便帽