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kippa

kippa is the alternative spelling of kippah.

Meaning of kippah

Noun

kippah (plural kippahs or kippot or kippoth)

  1. (Judaism) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
    • In response, Germany’s most popular daily newspaper asked readers to wear the cut-out kippah as a mark of solidarity with the Jewish community, and even posted a video on its website showing how to make it.2019 May 27, Jack Guy, “German newspaper prints cut-out kippah, urging readers to wear it in solidarity with Jews”, in CNN

Forms of kippa

pluralkippas
pluralkippot

Questions about kippa

What is kippa the alternative spelling of?
Kippa is the alternative spelling of kippah.

Words near kippa in the dictionary

  1. kipot
  2. Kipp
  3. Kipp generator
  4. Kipp generators
  5. Kipp's apparatus
  6. kippa
  7. kippage
  8. kippages
  9. kippah
  10. kippahed
  11. kippahs

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