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kipa

American  
[kee-pah] / kiˈpɑ /

noun

Hebrew.
kipoth, plural kipot, plural kipos, plural kipas plural
  1. yarmulke.


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“Marcus has a man bun so he actually cut a half circle out of a leather kipa to make it fit,” Ms. Abrams said.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2021

Mr. Moss also had a special kipa made for the occasion.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2021

He wears a kipa and tzitzit, the fringes that hang down from the waist, which puts him on the pious end of the Conservative spectrum.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2021

In the crowd in Central Park will be at least one kipa — that of Rabbi Brian Fink, the director of a volunteer program at JCC Manhattan.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2015

Men in black hats rocked back and forth reciting prayers, while a group of young men in kipas sat in the back row, scrolling on phones hidden behind prayer books.

From New York Times Feb. 21, 2022

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