ruana

[ roo-ah-nuh ]

noun

1. a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ruana¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from South American Spanish, from Spanish ruana “ragged; woolen cloth,” from Latin rūga, or from Quechua ruana “textile”

Example Sentences

Then they threw a ruana over me and carried me out through the patio and around by the old church to the Boque trail.

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