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kufiya

kufiya is the alternative form 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 kufiya

pluralkufiyas

Questions about kufiya

What is kufiya the alternative form of?
Kufiya is the alternative form of keffiyeh.

Words near kufiya in the dictionary

  1. kuffiyehs
  2. kuffs
  3. kufi
  4. Kufic
  5. kufis
  6. kufiya
  7. kufiyah
  8. kufiyahs
  9. kufiyas
  10. kufiyya
  11. kufiyyas

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