"keffiyeh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈfiː(j)ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keffiyeh.wav [Southern-England] Forms: keffiyehs [plural]
enPR: kə'fi-ə Etymology: From Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Doublet of kofia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|كُوفِيَّة}} Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya), {{doublet|en|kofia}} Doublet of kofia Head templates: {{en-noun}} keffiyeh (plural keffiyehs)
  1. A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf. Categories (topical): Headwear Synonyms: shemagh, kaffiyah, kuffiyeh, kufiya, kufiyah Translations (Arabian headdress): كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), شُمَاغ (šumāḡ) [feminine] (Arabic), غُتْرَة (ḡutra) [feminine] (Arabic), حَطَّة (ḥaṭṭa) [feminine] (Arabic), مَشَدَة (mašada) [feminine] (Arabic), kefíja [feminine] (Czech), palestina [feminine] (Czech), šemag [masculine] (Czech), arafatsjaal [masculine] (Dutch), Palestijnensjaal [masculine] (Dutch), keffieh [masculine] (French), kéfié [masculine] (French), Kufija [feminine] (German), Kufiya [feminine] (German), Kefije [feminine] (German), Kefiye [feminine] (German), Palästinensertuch [neuter] (German), Palituch [colloquial, neuter] (German), Pali [colloquial, neuter] (German), כאפיה \ כָּפִיָּה (kafíya) [feminine] (Hebrew), kefiah [feminine] (Italian), kefiyyah [feminine] (Italian), куфия (kufiä) (Kazakh), куфия (kufiya) (Kyrgyz), چفیه (čafiye) (Persian), دستمال یزدی (dastmâl yazdi) (Persian), kefija [feminine] (Polish), arafatka [feminine] (Polish), куфи́я (kufíja) [feminine] (Russian), kufiyya [feminine] (Spanish), palestina [feminine] (Spanish), pañuelo palestino [masculine] (Spanish), palestinasjal [common-gender] (Swedish), keffiyeh [common-gender] (Swedish), ку́фія (kúfija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-keffiyeh-en-noun-8X5VDSxr Categories (other): English derived from toponyms, English entries with incorrect language header

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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "palestina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Arabian headdress",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pañuelo palestino"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Arabian headdress",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "palestinasjal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Arabian headdress",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "keffiyeh"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kúfija",
      "sense": "Arabian headdress",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ку́фія"
    }
  ],
  "word": "keffiyeh"
}

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