gufa

noun

gu·​fa

variants or guffa or less commonly goofa or goofah

ˈgüfə

or kufa or koofah

ˈkü-

plural -s

: a round boat made of wickerwork used in Mesopotamia from ancient times

Word History

Etymology

Arabic quffah basket

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