Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in East Africa.
Etymology tree Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya)bor. Swahili kofiabor. English kofia Borrowed from Swahili kofia, borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya, “cap”). Doublet of keffiyeh.
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- Doublet mentionkeffiyehen
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