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keffiyehs

keffiyehs is the plural 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

Questions about keffiyehs

What is keffiyehs the plural of?
Keffiyehs is the plural of keffiyeh.

Words near keffiyehs in the dictionary

  1. Keffer
  2. Keffers
  3. keffiyah
  4. keffiyahs
  5. keffiyeh
  6. keffiyehs
  7. kefi
  8. kefir
  9. kefir grain
  10. kefir grains
  11. kefiran

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