keffiyeh

/ kɛˈfiːjə /

noun

1. a cotton headdress worn by Arabs

Word History and Origins

Origin of keffiyeh¹

C19: from Arabic, perhaps from Late Latin cofea coif

Example Sentences

Excuse me, I have to get the keffiyeh out of my dusty suitcase and pack a kilt.

From The Daily Beast

In a video uploaded to YouTube, a young man, wearing a checkered keffiyeh over his face, said he was a Svoboda member.

From The Daily Beast

He knocked loose the olive-green keffiyeh he wore over his black curls.

From The Daily Beast

Jedan slowly unwound his keffiyeh and wiped his head all over, then he spread the coloured rag out to dry.

From Project Gutenberg