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