Main Entry: yar·mul·ke

Pronunciation: \ˈyä-mə-kə, ˈyär-mə(l)-kə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Yiddish yarmlke, from Polish jarmułka & Ukrainian yarmulka skullcap, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish yağmurluk rainwear

Date: 1903

: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home