kittel

[ kit-l ]

noun

, Yiddish.

1. a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment and as a burial shroud: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.

kittel

/ ˈkiːtɛl /

noun

1. a white garment used as a shroud or worn by traditional Jews on Yom Kippur

Word History and Origins

Origin of kittel¹

Yiddish kitl

Word History and Origins

Origin of kittel¹

from German Kittel, smock

Example Sentences

Pogacar has become the first rider to win five stages at a single Tour de France since German sprinter Marcel Kittel in 2017.

From BBC

It wasn’t easy for Frederick August Kittel Jr., a high school dropout from Pittsburgh’s Hill District, to transform himself into August Wilson, the venerable playwright whose 10-play cycle examining 20th century Black life in America earned him a seat in the pantheon beside Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee.

From Los Angeles Times

Kittel, who was married, was an erratic and destabilizing presence in the household.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s such a gift to have an artist, particularly of that caliber, give us an insight into what the young Freddy Kittel — which was his name before he became August Wilson — who Freddy Kittel was.

From Seattle Times

While I changed into the kittel, Meir knotted lengths of blue and white cord into the tassels found both on tzitzis and on the corners of a prayer shawl.

From Literature