Keffiyeh

//kəˈfiː(j)ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.

    "This guy's already awake! And chipper! He wraps on a keffiyeh!"

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cemedanîchafiyeghutrahattahkufiyamashadah

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"The keffiyeh is an international symbol of resistance."

Etymology

From Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Doublet of kofia.

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