(also kaf·fi·yeh ) / kəˈfiːjə; NAmE / noun
a square of cloth worn on the head by Arab men and fastened by a band
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Arabic keffiyya , kūfiyya .
(also kaf·fi·yeh ) / kəˈfiːjə; NAmE / noun
a square of cloth worn on the head by Arab men and fastened by a band
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Arabic keffiyya , kūfiyya .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005