skullcap

See also: skull-cap and skull cap

English

Alternative forms

skull cap, skull-cap

Etymology

skull +‎ cap

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskʌlkæp/

Noun

skullcap (plural skullcaps)

A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
(historical) A torture device for compressing the skull.

Synonyms

(yarmulke): kippah

Translations

cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck

Arabic: كِبَّة‎ f (kibba)
Catalan: quipà f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 卡巴 (kǎbā)
Czech: kipa f
Finnish: kipa (fi)
French: kippa (fr) f, calotte (fr) f
German: Kippa (de) f, Schädeldecke f, Scheitelkäppchen n
Hebrew: כִּפָּה‎ (he) f (kipá)
Hungarian: koponyatető (hu), koponyaboltozat (hu)

Irish: bairéad cúil m
Italian: kippah (it) f
Japanese: キッパー (kippā), キッパ (kippa)
Polish: jarmułka (pl) f
Portuguese: gorro (pt) m
Russian: ермо́лка (ru) f (jermólka), кипа́ (ru) f (kipá), скуфья́ (ru) f (skufʹjá) (dated)
Spanish: kipá (es) f
Volapük: kalut
Welsh: cap corun m
Yiddish: יאַרמלקע‎ f (yarmlke)

hat

Finnish: patalakki
French: calotte (fr) f

Greek: σκούφος (el) m (skoúfos)
Hungarian: kipa, jarmulke

flowering plant

Finnish: vuohennokka (fi)
French: scutellaire (fr) f
German: Helmkraut n

Polish: tarczyca (pl) f
Portuguese: perilômia f
Romanian: gura-lupului (ro) f

See also

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