re·bo·zo \rāˈbō(ˌ)sō, rə̇ˈ-\noun alsore·bo·sa\-_sə\; orre·bo·so\-(ˌ)sō\; orri·bo·so\rə̇ˈ-\ (-s) Etymology: Spanish rebozo shawl, from rebozar to muffle, from re- + bozo mouth, lips, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bucceum, from Latin bucca cheek — more at pock : a long scarf made of any of various plain or embroidered fabrics often fringed on the ends and worn chiefly by Mexican women < all decently shawled in long black rebozos — Gertrude Diamant >