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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

Kaffiyeh, kaf′i-ye, n. a small shawl worn about the head in Syria.

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