kaffiyeh
or kef·fi·yeh
[ kuh-fee-uh ]
noun
an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
Origin of kaffiyeh
1<Arabic kaffīyah, variant of kuffīyeh
- Also ku·fi·yeh, kuf·fi·eh .
Words Nearby kaffiyeh
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How to use kaffiyeh in a sentence
kaffiyeh, kaf′i-ye, n. a small shawl worn about the head in Syria.
British Dictionary definitions for kaffiyeh
kaffiyeh
/ (kæˈfiːjə) /
noun
a variant of keffiyeh
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