rebozo

American  

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

Also rebosa,

noun

plural

rebozos

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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Etymology

Origin of rebozo

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

A valuable fringed rebozo with interlocking zigzags like the one in the Álvarez Bravo photo was woven from newfangled rayon.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

Lacking rope, they tied up their prisoners with rebozos, or shawls.

From Los Angeles Times

She wore a double rebozo, or shawl, one yellow and one white — the colors of the Vatican — along with a straw hat, protection from the sun that would break through later in the morning.

From Los Angeles Times