a headdress worn by Arabs as a protection against dust and heat: it is a large square of cotton cloth, draped and folded, and held in place by a cord wound about the head
: also sp. kafˈfiyah
Word origin
Ar kaffīya, var. of kūfīya, prob. < LL cofea, coif
Examples of 'kaffiyeh' in a sentence
kaffiyeh
The black beard and the folds of his kaffiyeh concealed all his features except for a prominent hawklike nose.