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Meaning of keffiyeh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kəˈfiː(j)ə/

Definitions

A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.

Equivalents

العربية حطة شُمَاغ غترة
Čeština Palestina
Deutsch Kefije Kefiye Kufija
Français keffieh kéfié
Italiano kefiah kefiyyah
Polski arafatka kefija
Português quefié
Русский куфи́я
Svenska palestinasjal

Examples

“This guy's already awake! And chipper! He wraps on a keffiyeh!”
“Speaking to a crowd of demonstrators, some of whom dressed in raincoats while others wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly war on Gaza, one demonstrator said: “Any president that has come to power has also let workers down.””
“The group assembled in Romare Bearden Park shortly after 6 p.m., just barely outnumbering a dozen city police officers stationed in clusters around the area’s edge. The crowd grew to more than 50 people within the hour, many draped in keffiyehs and hoisting Palestinian flags high above their heads.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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