Etymology

kittel

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Today it means: A white linen or cotton robe worn by religious Ashkenazi Jews on holidays, in the synagogue, or at home when leading the Passover seder. Full definition →

Yiddish קיטל
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromקיטל
  2. English todaykittel

Borrowed from Yiddish קיטל (kitl).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.