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kapote

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[kuh-paw-tuh] / kəˈpɔ tə /

noun

  1. a long coat formerly worn by male Jews of eastern Europe and now worn chiefly by very Orthodox or Hasidic Jews.

Etymology

Origin of kapote

< Yiddish < French capote capote

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