kippah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כִּיפָּה (kipá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːpə/, /ˈkɪpə/, /kɪˈpɑː/, /kiːˈpɑː/
  • Rhymes: -iːpə, -ɪpə, -ɑː
  • Homophones: keeper (non-rhotic, /ˈkiːpə/ pronunciation), kipper (non-rhotic, /ˈkɪpə/ pronunciation)

Noun

kippah (plural kippahs or kippot or kippoth)

  1. (Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
    • 2019 May 27, Jack Guy, “German newspaper prints cut-out kippah, urging readers to wear it in solidarity with Jews”, in CNN[1]:
      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.
    • 2023 November 21, Nicquel Terry Ellis, “The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live”, in CNN[2]:
      Some Jewish Americans told CNN they are now hiding their kippahs, refusing to wear their Star of David necklaces and changing long-held traditions for religious holidays.

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Italian

Alternative forms

  • kippà
  • chippà (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כיפה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kipˈpa/°[1]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: kip‧pàh

Noun

kippah f (plural kippot or kippah)

  1. kippah

References

  1. ^ kippah in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • kippah in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana