KEFFIYEH Meaning of KEFFIYEH in English [ kə'fi:(j)ə ](also kaffiyeh ) ■ noun a headdress worn by Arab men, consisting of a square of fabric fastened by a band round the head.OriginC19: from Arab. keffiyya , kūfiyya . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004