Monday, 7 August 2023

Is 'keffiyeh' English, or is it actually Arabic?

'Keffiyeh' is a word borrowed from Arabic 'kaffiyeh'.


keffiyeh [(unknown)] [(unknown)]
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note: A cotton headdress worn by Arabs. The scarf which is usually made from cotton was an essential piece of clothing for the Bedouins of the desert and Fellahi people. Etymology: from Arabic perhaps from Late Latin cofea (coif). Otherwise the 'Kufa' area of Iraq meaning “from the city of Kufa''.
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