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

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

“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

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

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