Main Entry: kaf·fi·yeh

Variant(s): also kef·fi·yeh \kə-ˈfē-ə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Arabic kūfīya, kaffīya, from al-Kufa Al-Kufa, town in Iraq

Date: circa 1817

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