keffiyeh

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kəˈfiː(j)ə/

Definition of keffiyeh

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.
    “This guy's already awake! And chipper! He wraps on a keffiyeh!”
    “Speaking to a crowd of demonstrators, some of whom dressed in raincoats while others wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly war on Gaza, one demonstrator said: “Any president that has come to power has also let workers down.””
    “The group assembled in Romare Bearden Park shortly after 6 p.m., just barely outnumbering a dozen city police officers stationed in clusters around the area’s edge. The crowd grew to more than 50 people within the hour, many draped in keffiyehs and hoisting Palestinian flags high above their heads.”

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Etymology

From Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Doublet of kofia.

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