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keffiyeh

/ ɛˈھːə /

noun

  1. a cotton headdress worn by Arabs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of keffiyeh1

C19: from Arabic, perhaps from Late Latin cofea coif
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Example Sentences

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After she gave him water, she said the suspect pulled out a keffiyeh and yelled "free Palestine".

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After police arrived, Mr Kalin said the suspect confessed to the shooting and "pulled out a red keffiyeh".

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Video posted on social media showed chanting protesters entering the library, many wearing keffiyeh headscarves and masks, defying a ban imposed by the Trump administration.

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US filmmaker Ben Russell, who was there and wore a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, said he stood against "genocide" in Gaza.

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In the Netherlands, police deployed batons and tear gas on pro-Palestinian protestors, while in Canada it is now forbidden to wear a keffiyeh in Ontario’s legislative assembly.

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