grego

American  

[gree-goh, grey-] / ˈgri goʊ, ˈgreɪ- /

noun

gregos plural

1. a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gregos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of grego

1740–50; perhaps < Portuguese (compare Spanish griego, Italian greco ) < Latin Graecus Greek

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

grego gregos

So far, very good; but pray, tell me, White-Jacket, how do you propose keeping out the rain and the wet in this quilted grego of yours?

From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Melville, Herman

The gregos were removed off the first man, who opened his eyes at the sight of the candle, but the coxswain's hand was on his mouth—he was secured in silence.

From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Marryat, Frederick