kippah

• kippa, kipah, kipa, kippoh

Borrowed from Hebrew כִּיפָּה (kipá).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪpə/, /kɪˈpɑː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪpə/, /ˈkipə/, /kɪˈpɑ/, /kiˈpɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɪpə, -iːpə, -ɑː
• Homophones: keeper (non-rhotic, /ˈkiːpə/ pronunciation), kipper (non-rhotic, /ˈkɪpə/ pronunciation)

kippah (plural kippahs or kippot or kippoth)

2. (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.

• yarmulke
• skullcap

• kippà
• chippà (rare)

Borrowed from Hebrew כיפה.

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

kippah f (plural kippot or kippah)

1. kippah

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