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kofia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kofia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّةbor. Swahili kofiabor. English kofia Borrowed from Swahili kofia, borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة. Doublet of keffiyeh.

Inflected Forms

kofias (plural)

Questions

What does kofia mean?
A brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in East Africa.
Where does kofia come from?
Etymology tree Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّةbor. Swahili kofiabor. English kofia Borrowed from Swahili kofia, borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة. Doublet of keffiyeh.

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