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yamulke

yamulke is the alternative spelling of yarmulke.

Meaning of yarmulke

Noun

yarmulke (plural yarmulkes)

  1. (Judaism) A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).
    • And I always feel uncomfortable dur­ing the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me.1991 October 1, Richard Goldstein, “The New Anti-Semitism: A Geshrei”, in Village Voice, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2020, page 33
    Synonyms:
    kippah, kappel, skullcap

Forms of yamulke

pluralyamulkes

Questions about yamulke

What is yamulke the alternative spelling of?
Yamulke is the alternative spelling of yarmulke.

Words near yamulke in the dictionary

  1. Yamsu
  2. yamuka
  3. yamukas
  4. yamulka
  5. yamulkas
  6. yamulke
  7. yamulkes
  8. yamun
  9. Yamuna
  10. Yamunanagar
  11. yamuns

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