kuffiyeh

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A form of keffiyeh — An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounkuffiyeh (plural kuffiyehs)

plural kuffiyehs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of keffiyeh.

    “The three victims were wearing a kuffiyeh and speaking Arabic. A man shouted and harassed the victims.”

    2023 November 26, Michael Sainato, “Three Palestinian students shot and wounded in Vermont, police say”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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APA

kuffiyeh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuffiyeh

MLA

“kuffiyeh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuffiyeh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kuffiyeh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuffiyeh.

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