rebozo

American  

[ri-boh-soh, -zoh, re-baw-thaw, -saw] / rɪˈboʊ soʊ, -zoʊ, rɛˈβɔ θɔ, -sɔ /

Also rebosa,

noun

rebozos plural

1. a long woven scarf, often of fine material, worn over the head and shoulders by Spanish and Mexican women.

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rebozo British  

/ reˈβoθo, rɪˈbəʊzəʊ /

noun

1. a long wool or linen scarf covering the shoulders and head, worn by Latin American women

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• rebozos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of rebozo

First recorded in 1800–10; from Spanish: “scarf, shawl,” equivalent to re- “again; again and again” + bozo “muzzle”; see re-

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

rebozo rebozos

Instead, she darted around in colorful skirts that changed every day, her hair in braids, a rebozo around her shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

The exquisite floral-patterned dress is Asian, the prominently displayed lace on her sleeve European and the striped shawl around her shoulders a Mexican rebozo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2015

But Susan Bullock, magnificent in scarlet satin gown and black rebozo, made a thrilling debut as the golden-hearted Minnie, who falls for the renegade Johnson, delivered with stiff-hipped swagger by Carl Tanner.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2010

She wore a purple rebozo over a T-shirt and jeans.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

I pictured Mom flying through the air with a rebozo cape billowing behind her and stifled a giggle.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

The surface was covered in overlapping rebozos of different colors.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Plus, she likes to wear these embroidered dresses and skirts, and wraps called rebozos.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Women in rebozos and coloured skirts walked to and fro among the men.

From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne

Silken rebozos, worn by high-hearted cavaliers riding in search of "la gran Quivera" draped her windows.

From Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories by Kelly, Florence Finch

They viewed me with the greatest interest and curiosity and, shifting the mantillas, or rebozos, behind which they hid their faces after the Moorish fashion, they gazed at me with shining eyes.

From Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales by Hartmann, George (Henry George August)