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keffiyeh

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəˈfiː(j)ə/
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  • kə'fi-ə

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noun

Meaning 1

An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chafiye, cemedanî, ghutra, hattah, keffiyeh, kufiya, mashadah, rezza, scarf, shawl

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Doublet of kofia.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya) — Arabian headdress
  • Arabic: شُمَاغ (šumāḡ) — Arabian headdress
  • Arabic: غُتْرَة (ḡutra) — Arabian headdress
  • Arabic: حَطَّة (ḥaṭṭa) — Arabian headdress
  • Arabic: مَشَدَة (mašada) — Arabian headdress
  • Catalan: kufia — Arabian headdress
  • Czech: kefíja — Arabian headdress
  • Czech: palestina — Arabian headdress
  • Czech: šemag — Arabian headdress
  • Dutch: arafatsjaal — Arabian headdress
  • Dutch: Palestijnensjaal — Arabian headdress
  • French: keffieh — Arabian headdress
  • French: kéfié — Arabian headdress
  • German: Kufija — Arabian headdress
  • German: Kufiya — Arabian headdress
  • German: Kefije — Arabian headdress
  • German: Kefiye — Arabian headdress
  • German: Palästinensertuch — Arabian headdress
  • German: Palituch — Arabian headdress
  • German: Pali — Arabian headdress
  • Hebrew: כאפיה \ כָּפִיָּה (kafíya) — Arabian headdress
  • Italian: kefiah — Arabian headdress
  • Italian: kefiyyah — Arabian headdress
  • Kazakh: куфия (kufiä) — Arabian headdress
  • Kyrgyz: куфия (kufiya) — Arabian headdress
  • Persian: چفیه (čafiye) — Arabian headdress
  • Persian: دستمال یزدی (dastmâl yazdi) — Arabian headdress
  • Polish: kefija — Arabian headdress
  • Polish: arafatka — Arabian headdress
  • Portuguese: quefié — Arabian headdress
  • Russian: куфи́я (kufíja) — Arabian headdress
  • Spanish: kufiya — Arabian headdress
  • Spanish: palestina — Arabian headdress
  • Spanish: pañuelo palestino — Arabian headdress
  • Swedish: palestinasjal — Arabian headdress
  • Swedish: keffiyeh — Arabian headdress
  • Ukrainian: ку́фія (kúfija) — Arabian headdress