Fichu (noun)
fish-oo / fee-shy
A woman’s kerchief or shawl, generally triangular in shape, worn draped over the shoulders or around the neck with the ends drawn together on the breast.
1795–1805; French: noun use of fichu, past participle of ficher to drive in, fix (informally, to throw, fling; hence, something put on hastily, loosely attached).
Example sentences
“The yellow fishu fluttered in the breeze.”
