variants
or less commonly kaffiyeh
: a checkered scarf traditionally worn as a head covering by some men in the Middle East
Yasser Arafat, who was the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, helped popularize the keffiyeh around the world by almost always wearing one in public.—
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One prisoner, wrapped in a keffiyeh, flashed a victory sign before falling to his knees to kiss his mother’s feet.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
On the red carpet at the Emmy Awards Sunday, actor Javier Bardem wore a keffiyeh, a black and white Palestinian scarf.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Give Palestine your voice, and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
And when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
On the red carpet at the Emmy Awards Sunday, actor Javier Bardem wore a keffiyeh, a black and white Palestinian scarf.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Give Palestine your voice, and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
And when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for keffiyeh
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“Keffiyeh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keffiyeh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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