Rebozo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman's garment of Mexico, a rectangular piece of fabric worn as a scarf or shawl and sometimes used to carry children or goods.

    "Strange crossroad towns on top of the world rolled by, with shawled Indians watching us from under hatbrims and rebozos."

  2. 2
    a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used as a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women wordnet

Example

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"Strange crossroad towns on top of the world rolled by, with shawled Indians watching us from under hatbrims and rebozos."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rebozo.

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