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shemagh

/ʃəˈmɑːɡ/

Rhymes with -ɑːɡ

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British military use, borrowed from Arabic شُمَاغ (šumāḡ).

noun shemaghs · shamagh · shmagh

A headcloth designed for a desert environment to protect the wearer from sand and heat.
Similar: chafiye, cemedanî, ghutra, hattah, keffiyeh, kufiya, mashadah, rezza, scarf, shawl

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noun headcloth

Deutsch	Shemagh, Palästinensertuch

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@misc{shemagh_2026,
  title = {shemagh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shemagh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}