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.
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arafatsjaal m (plural arafatsjaals, diminutive arafatsjaaltje n)
- A keffiyeh.
- Synonyms: Palestijnensjaal, keffiyeh
Further reading edit
keffiyeh on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
