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kaffiyeh

or kef·fi·yeh

[ kuh-fee-uh ]

noun

  1. an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.


kaffiyeh

/ kæˈfiːjə /

noun

  1. a variant of keffiyeh
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kaffiyeh1

< Arabic kaffīyah, variant of kuffīyeh
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Example Sentences

They hoisted Eygi’s body, draped in a Palestinian flag and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, and denounced the young women’s death as the cold-blooded murder of a peaceful protester.

Flanked by more than a dozen supporters draped in kaffiyeh scarves, Alawieh broke into an impassioned plea, addressing Biden and Harris.

Videos circulating on social media show a trickle of students, many waving kaffiyehs and Palestinian flags, get up from their chairs as Stanford President Richard Saller delivers his speech to the graduating class.

As word of the People’s Park decision spread Thursday, the group keeping vigil outside the park grew, with some sporting kaffiyeh scarves.

About 50 students — most wearing black with their faces wrapped in kaffiyehs — linked arms and surrounded the building in solidarity with the occupying students.

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