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se·ra·pe
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səˈrɑ
pi
/
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s
uh
-
rah
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noun
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
Also,
sarape
.
Origin:
1825–35,
Americanism; <
Mexican Spanish
sarape
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serape
(səˈrɑːpɪ)
—
n
1.
a blanket-like shawl often of brightly-coloured wool worn by men in Latin America
2.
a large shawl worn around the shoulders by women as a fashion garment
[C19 Mexican Spanish]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History
serape
type of shawl, 1834, from Mex.Sp. sarape, probably from Nahuatl, but exact source difficult to identify source because there is no -r- sound in Nahuatl.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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