Where does “kief” come from?

kief (English) comes from English kif, from Moroccan Arabic كيف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.

kief (English): Alternative spelling of kif

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of kif

Ancestry of “kief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkifA kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria,...
2Moroccan Arabicكيفopiate
3Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate
Every word from Arabic كَيْف →Every word from Moroccan Arabic كيف →Every word from English kif →
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