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

Pictures of the three women dressed in clothing in the colours of the Palestinian flag and keffiyeh scarves for their court appearances went viral online.

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A vocal critic of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the conflict in Gaza, Petro last month joined a protest in New York sporting a Palestinian keffiyeh, a traditional black and white scarf.

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"These two years have been very painful, and leaving my country in this situation has not been easy at all," said the young woman wearing a black and white keffiyeh headdress and a gold cross around her neck.

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As prisoners exited a Red Cross bus in Ramallah, many draped in traditional Keffiyeh scarves, they were met by raucous cheers - but many looked pale and gaunt, with some struggling to walk.

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As prisoners exited a Red Cross bus in Ramallah, many draped in traditional Keffiyeh scarves, they looked pale and gaunt, with some struggling to walk.

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