yarmulka
/ˈjɑrməlkə/
noun
- A small, round skullcap worn by Jewish men and boys, especially during prayer and religious ceremonies, and by some Orthodox Jewish men at all times.
- At the wedding, all the male guests were given a white yarmulka to wear.
- He wore a black velvet yarmulka to the synagogue for his grandson's bar mitzvah.
- She knitted a colorful yarmulka for her nephew as a gift for his first day of Hebrew school.