poncho

[ pon-choh ]

/ ˈpɒn tʃoʊ /

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noun, plural pon·chos.

a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.

Nearby words

poncelet, poncelet, jean victor, poncey, ponchielli, ponchielli, amilcare, poncho, pond, pond hockey, pond life, pond lily, pond scum

Origin of poncho

1710–20; < American Spanish < Araucanian

Related formspon·choed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for poncho

I wrapped my poncho around me for warmth and waited in the quiet darkness.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several others claim to have seen a robust figure wearing a hat and a poncho crouched against a table in the library.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soldiers either slept in poncho tents or inside their vehicles.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night|Nathan Bradley Bethea|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So put down the sombrero and poncho, and check out our helpful Q&A.
How Not to Be Awful This Cinco de Mayo|Kelly Williams Brown|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You know, like, throw on a sombrero and a poncho, maybe draw a mustache on my face?
How Not to Be Awful This Cinco de Mayo|Kelly Williams Brown|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former was executed in a poncho, in which disguise he was taken.
A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres|George Thomas Love
He also squandered three dollars on a poncho which he felt any self-respecting cowboy should own.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
There was a tasselled bugle in his hand, covered with a corner of his poncho, under which he had a cavalry sabre.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865|Various
He was dressed in a large broad-brimmed hat, a poncho over his shoulders, and sandals on his feet.
In New Granada|W.H.G. Kingston
As it seldom rains in the summer it is not necessary to carry a poncho.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for poncho

poncho

/ (ˈpɒntʃəʊ) /

noun plural -chos

a cloak of a kind originally worn in South America, made of a rectangular or circular piece of cloth, esp wool, with a hole in the middle to put the head through

Word Origin for poncho

C18: from American Spanish, from Araucanian pantho woollen material

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Word Origin and History for poncho

poncho

type of blanket-like South American cloak, 1717, from American Spanish poncho, from Araucanian (Chile) pontho "woolen fabric," perhaps influenced by Spanish poncho (adj.), variant of pocho "discolored, faded."

poncho

noun, plural pon·chos.

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British Dictionary definitions for poncho

poncho

noun plural -chos

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