arafatsjaal
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic يَاسِر عَرَفَات (yāsir ʕarafāt, “Yasser Arafat, a 20th century Palestinian leader”) + sjaal (“scarf”). Arafat very regularly wore a keffiyeh in his public appearances.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
arafatsjaal m (plural arafatsjaals, diminutive arafatsjaaltje n)
- A keffiyeh.
- Synonyms: Palestijnensjaal, keffiyeh
Further reading[edit]
- keffiyeh on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl