poncho

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And in 1 the poncho is all bunched up .. hahah sorry im a photographer too.

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  1. noun A blanketlike cloak having a hole in the center for the head.
  2. noun A similar garment having a hood used as a raincoat.

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  • John Acre lifted off the handiest of these South American Indians and cowboys have a garment which they call a poncho. —  012 - The Man Who Shook The Earth
  • He was enveloped in the all-concealing folds of the poncho, a shapeless figure in the candlelight After peering uneasily at John Acre and Dido Galligan, he took a seat Other men arrived soon. —  012 - The Man Who Shook The Earth
  • He wore a bright-colored poncho, and a panama hat with an extremely high crown. —  012 - The Man Who Shook The Earth
  • Over his clothes he wore a red cloak or poncho, and heavy iron spurs on his feet, which were cased in the botas de potro, or long stockings made of a colt's untanned hide Arrived at the gate he shouted Ave Maria Purisima in a loud voice, then proceeded to give an account of himself, informing us that he was a blind man and obliged to subsist on the charity of his neighbours. —  Far Away And Long Ago
  • Suddenly those kids pestering you for one sole for a plastic colourful poncho are your best friend as you head out of the cathedral. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. American Spanish, from Spanish, cape, perhaps variant of pocho, faded, discolored.

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  1. from Spanish (South American) poncho, a poncho; cf. Spanish poncho, lazy, indolent.
 

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/ˈpɑntʃoʊ/
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