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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of headcloth, a keffiyeh.

   "He wore a white head scarf, known here as a ghutra, and a robe known as a dishdasha."

Synonyms

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cemedanîchafiyehattahkeffiyehkufiyamashadah

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"He wore a white head scarf, known here as a ghutra, and a robe known as a dishdasha."

Etymology

From Arabic غُتْرَة (ḡutra), غُطْرَة (ḡuṭra).

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