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

A man, wearing a keffiyeh and severely injured, throws a piece of wood at the drone.

From Salon

Meanwhile, during the semi-finals, former Swedish winner Eric Saade performed in the half-time slot with a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf wrapped around his wrist.

From BBC

Pro-Palestinian protesters - many of their faces covered in traditional keffiyeh scarves - could be heard several blocks from the site of the demonstration on Tuesday morning.

From BBC

"If we want to be the party that saves lives, then we need to do that now," Mohammed told Salon, wearing a bright red Palestinian keffiyeh scarf and a similarly colored "Not Another Bomb" pin.

From Salon

Tlaib, who also wore a keffiyeh to the Congressional gallery, is the first and sole Palestinian-American member of Congress.

From Salon