kaffiyeh
or kef·fi·yeh
[ kuh-fee-uh ]
/ kəˈfi ə /
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noun
an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
Nearby words
kaffir beer, kaffir corn, kaffir lily, kaffir lime, kaffirboom, kaffiyeh, kaffraria, kaffrarian, kafir, kafiri, kafiristan
Also ku·fi·yeh, kuf·fi·eh.
Origin of kaffiyeh
< Arabic kaffīyah, variant of kuffīyeh
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Kaffiyeh, kaf′i-ye, n. a small shawl worn about the head in Syria.
British Dictionary definitions for kaffiyeh
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