kofia

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kofia

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Borrowed from Swahili kofia, borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya, “cap”). Doublet of keffiyeh.

noun kofias

A brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in East Africa.

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"kofia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kofia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{kofia_2026,
  title = {kofia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kofia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}