ruana
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ruana
First recorded in 1810–20; from South American Spanish, from Spanish ruana “ragged; woolen cloth,” from Latin rūga, or from Quechua ruana “textile”
Example Sentences
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The ruana is a garment of modest pretensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The ruana is a form you’ve alluded to in the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The ruana pieces are a little bit about that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
There was a picture of my Aunt Fabiola descending from Mexicana Airlines holding my grandmother’s ruana and she ended up giving it to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Ruana also means fellow: na ruana gera their fellows.
From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by W. G. (Walter George) Ivens
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