yarmulke

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yarmulke
1903, from Yiddish yarmulke, from Pol. jarmulka, originally "a skullcap worn by priests," perhaps ult. from M.L. almutia "cowl, hood."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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