spodik

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noun

A tall hat made of black fur, traditionally worn by Hassidic Polish Jews.

OriginYiddish ספּאָדיק ← Polish spodek →
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Meanings

nounspodik (plural spodiks)

plural spodiks

  1. A tall hat made of black fur, traditionally worn by Hassidic Polish Jews.

Origin

  1. Polishspodek“saucer”
  2. Yiddishספּאָדיק
  3. Englishspodik

Borrowed from Yiddish ספּאָדיק (spodik), from Polish spodek (“saucer”).

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Translations

Hebrew סְפּוֹדִיק
  • סְפּוֹדִיקtall fur hat
Yiddish ספּאָדעק
  • ספּאָדעק (spodek)tall fur hat
Cite this entry
APA

spodik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spodik

MLA

“spodik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spodik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spodik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spodik.

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