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poncho
(pɒntʃoʊ)
Word forms: plural ponchos
countable noun
A poncho is a piece of clothing that consists of a long piece of material, usually wool, with a hole cut in the middle through which you put your head. Some ponchos have a hood.
poncho in British English
(ˈpɒntʃəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -chos
a cloak of a kind originally worn in South America, made of a rectangular or circular piece of cloth, esp wool, with a hole in the middle to put the head through
Word origin
C18: from American Spanish, from Araucanian pantho woollen materialponcho in American English
(ˈpɑntʃoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈponchos
1.
a cloak like a blanket with a hole in the middle for the head, worn in Spanish America
2.
any similar garment, esp. a waterproof one worn as a raincoat
Word origin
AmSp < Araucanian, woolen clothImage ofponcho
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