English Explanatory Dictionary

keffekil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of clay; meerschaum.

Word forms

keffekil kiefekil keffekill

Etymology

From Turkish [Term?], composed of Kefe (“Caffa, a city in Crimea”) + kil (“clay”). The material was imported from that region of Crimea. Alternatively, according to Webster (1913), from Persian کف (kaf, “foam”) + گل (gel, “clay”). Note that Turkish kil is from Persian گل (gel).

Derived words

keffekilite
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