noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈskʌlkæp/
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CMU ARPABET:S K AH1 L K AE2 P
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A yarmulke-like hat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A torture device for compressing the skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calvaria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
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noun
Meaning 8
a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: helmetflower
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English skull Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English skullcap From skull + cap.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kippa
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Afrikaans:
skedelmus
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Arabic:
كِبَّة
(kibba)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Armenian:
թասակ
(tʻasak)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Bulgarian:
кипа
(kipa)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Bulgarian:
тюбетейка
(tjubetejka)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Catalan:
quipà
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Chinese Mandarin:
卡巴
(kǎbā)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Czech:
kipa
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Dutch:
kalotje
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Finnish:
kipa
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
French:
kippa
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
French:
calotte
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
German:
Kippa
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
German:
Schädeldecke
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
German:
Scheitelkäppchen
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Greek:
σκούφος
(skoúfos)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Hebrew:
כִּפָּה
(kipá)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Hungarian:
sapka
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Hungarian:
fejfedő
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Irish:
bairéad cúil
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Italian:
kippah
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Japanese:
キッパー
(kippā)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Japanese:
キッパ
(kippa)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Polish:
jarmułka
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Portuguese:
quipá
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Portuguese:
solidéu
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Russian:
ермо́лка
(jermólka)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Russian:
кипа́
(kipá)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Russian:
скуфья́
(skufʹjá)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Spanish:
kipá
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Ottoman Turkish:
طرپوش
(tarpuş)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Turkmen:
derlik
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Volapük:
kalut
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Welsh:
cap corun
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
Yiddish:
יאַרמלקע
(yarmlke)
— cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck