fich·u 
(fĭsh, fē-sh)
(fĭsh, fē-sh)n.
A woman's triangular scarf of lightweight fabric, worn over the shoulders and crossed or tied in a loose knot at the breast.
[French, from past participle of ficher, to fix, from Vulgar Latin *figicāre, from Latin fīgere; see dhīgw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]