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pon⋅cho
[pon-choh] 
–noun, plural -chos.
| a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat. |
Origin:
1710–20; < AmerSp < Araucanian
1710–20; < AmerSp < Araucanian
Related forms:
ponchoed, adjective
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| pon·cho (pŏn'chō) n. pl. pon·chos
[American Spanish, from Spanish, cape, perhaps variant of pocho, faded, discolored.] |
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Poncho
Pon"cho\, n.; pl. Ponchos. [Sp.]1. A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service. 2. A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : poncho
Spanish:
poncho,
German:
der Poncho,
Japanese:
ポンチョ
poncho
S.Amer. cloak, 1717, from Amer.Sp. poncho, from Araucanian (Chile) pontho "woolen fabric," perhaps infl. by Sp. poncho (adj.), variant of pocho "discolored, faded."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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poncho
cloak worn by men or women, made of a square or rectangle of cloth with a hole in the middle through which the wearer's head protrudes. The original poncho, consisting of a rough, brightly coloured, handloomed woolen cloth, was worn by Latin-American Indians. Ponchos are worn with the edges hanging either parallel or diagonally, forming a diamond shape. They became fashionable in the second half of the 20th century. The poncho can also be a similarly designed garment made of a waterproof material, often hooded, worn chiefly as a raincoat.
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