kippa

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kippa

\ki.pa\
[ki.pa] France (Île de France)

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Emprunté à l’hébreu כיפה, kyph (« calotte, dôme »).

noun kippas · kipa

Judaism Couvre-chef religieux des Juifs. Ordonné rabbin, il devient aumônier de l’armée de l’air, et porte la kippa dans ses heures de service.

In English

skullcap cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
yarmulke skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
kippah skullcap

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"kippa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/kippa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kippa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/kippa

Chicago

"kippa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/kippa.

BibTeX

@misc{kippa_2026,
  title = {kippa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/kippa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}