kippah

noun

kip·​pah ˈkē-pə How to pronounce kippah (audio)
variants or kippa
plural kippahs or kippas or kippot ˌkē-ˈpōt How to pronounce kippah (audio)
: yarmulke
Goldberg attends a Conservative synagogue and one of her three children wears a kippah.— Molly Boigon

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Advised by Moustafa to wear ball caps over their kippahs — traditional Jewish head coverings — for security reasons, Lopatin covered his with a Detroit Pistons basketball cap. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025 When one of the KKK members removed his hood to reveal a kippah on his head, Rubin launched at him starting a wild brawl where even audience members got involved. — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

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Etymology

borrowed from Mishnaic Hebrew kippāh "arch, dome, yarmulke"

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kippah was in 1960

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“Kippah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kippah. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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