shemagh
/ʃəˈmɑːɡ/noun
shemagh is spelled S-H-E-M-A-G-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shemagh means “A headcloth designed for a desert environment to protect the wearer from sand and heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shemagh is shemaghs.
How many letters and syllables are in shemagh?
| Letters | 7: S-H-E-M-A-G-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shemagh?
Shemagh appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shemagh?
- /ʃəˈmɑːɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shemagh
- shemaghs plural
- shamagh
- shmagh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shemagh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A headcloth designed for a desert environment to protect the wearer from sand and heat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shemagh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense headcloth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Shemagh, Palästinensertuch |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shemagh come from?
British military use, borrowed from Arabic شُمَاغ (šumāḡ).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).