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kolpik

kolpik noun: a type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on Shabbat and by rabbis on special occasions. It is made from brown fur (as opposed to a spodik, worn by Polish Hasidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur).

kolpik: a type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on...
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Noun

kolpik (plural kolpiks)

  1. A type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on Shabbat and by rabbis on special occasions. It is made from brown fur (as opposed to a spodik, worn by Polish Hasidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur).

Forms of kolpik

pluralkolpiks

Origin of kolpik

From Turkish kalpak. Doublet of calpack.

Questions about kolpik

What does kolpik mean?
Kolpik means a type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on Shabbat and by rabbis on special occasions. It is made from brown fur (as opposed to a spodik, worn by Polish Hasidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur).
What part of speech is kolpik?
Kolpik is a noun.
What is the plural of kolpik?
The plural of kolpik is kolpiks.

Words near kolpik in the dictionary

  1. Kolp
  2. Kolpak
  3. Kolpakov
  4. Kolpakovs
  5. Kolpaks
  6. kolpik
  7. kolpiks
  8. Kolpino
  9. Kolps
  10. KOLs
  11. Kolstad

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