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Poncho

//ˈpɑn.t͡ʃoʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.

    "Garibaldi, with his cowboy's poncho, red shirt and the black ostrich feathers in his wide hat […]"

  2. 2
    a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.

    "[…] spreading over my bedding an indian-rubber poncho to exclude the rain."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poncho, from Quechua punchu. In sense “rubber rain poncho”, attested 1845, used for non-South American garments in the United States and England from 1850s, popularized by US Western expeditions and military from 1850s, particularly after World War II (1940s).

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