Etymology

keffiyeh

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Today it means: An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf. Full definition →

Arabic كُوفِيَّة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromكُوفِيَّة
  2. English todaykeffiyeh

From Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Doublet of kofia.

Words from the same roots

Arabicكُوفِيَّة all →

kufi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.