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kufiyah

kufiyah 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 kufiyah

pluralkufiyahs

Questions about kufiyah

What is kufiyah the alternative form of?
Kufiyah is the alternative form of keffiyeh.

Words near kufiyah in the dictionary

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

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