keffiyeh

noun

kef·​fi·​yeh

less common spelling of kaffiyeh

: an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord

Examples of keffiyeh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the years, fans and players have also regularly worn the keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, to matches and the Palestinian flag can be seen in the stands of the team’s La Cisterna stadium at every home game. —Matias Grez, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024

The team’s reception in Doha has been warm, with many in the stands waving Palestinian flags or holding up keffiyeh scarves to show their support. —Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024

Other signs of global Palestinian solidarity include keys, spoons, olives, doves, poppies, and the keffiyeh scarf. —Anna Furman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024

Two of the men were wearing traditional Arab keffiyeh scarves. —Alex Sundby, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023

At the time, two of the men were wearing the black-and-white Palestinian keffiyeh scarves. —Bradford Betz, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2023

The 40-year-old victim, who has been revealed to be Ashish Prashar, was wearing a black and white Palestinian scarf known as a keffiyeh at the time. —Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023

The person who lit the flag has their face covered with a keffiyeh. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2023

Guides, ofrendas, origins: De Los’ complete coverage of Día de Muertos Oct. 26, 2023 Papel picado representing the Palestinian flag hung across an archway of an altar and below it a traditional Palestinian keffiyeh scarf. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023