ruana

American  

[roo-ah-nuh] / ruˈɑ nə /

noun

1. a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.

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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

Residents of La Ruana, located in the torrid agricultural belt of western Michoacan state, did turn out by the hundreds Saturday for the funeral.

From Washington Times

Back in La Ruana, small knots of people, perhaps 50 in all, gathered quietly on the dirt road outside the home where Mora’s coffin lay, surrounded by candles and religious imagery.

From Seattle Times

Michoacan Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla had asked Mora to leave La Ruana for his own safety, López Obrador said the governor had told him.

From Seattle Times

The ruana is a garment of modest pretensions.

From Los Angeles Times

The garment — its dimensions and its design — inspired the works in Castaño’s latest solo show, “Future Ruana,” on view at Walter Maciel Gallery in Culver City.

From Los Angeles Times