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kaffiyah

kaffiyah is the alternative spelling of keffiyeh.

Meaning of keffiyeh

Noun

keffiyeh (plural keffiyehs)

  1. An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.
    • Hos head showed again the dignity of the Arab dress, the inevitable keffiyah of black and white held in place by the black silk agal.1951, Agatha Christie, They Came to Baghdad
    Synonyms:
    chafiye, cemedanî, ghutra, hattah, kufiya, mashadah, rezza, scarf, shawl

Forms of kaffiyah

pluralkaffiyahs

Questions about kaffiyah

What is kaffiyah the alternative spelling of?
Kaffiyah is the alternative spelling of keffiyeh.

Words near kaffiyah in the dictionary

  1. kaffirbooms
  2. kaffirgram
  3. kaffirgrams
  4. kaffirs
  5. kaffiya
  6. kaffiyah
  7. kaffiyahs
  8. kaffiyas
  9. kaffiyeh
  10. kaffiyehs
  11. kaffle

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