poncho
[ pon-choh ]
/ ˈpɒn tʃoʊ /
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.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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1710–20; < American Spanish < Araucanian
OTHER WORDS FROM poncho
pon·choed, adjectiveWords nearby poncho
ponce de león, juan, ponceau, poncelet, poncey, ponchielli, poncho, pond, pond hockey, pond life, pond lily, pond scum
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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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