serape

[ suh-rah-pee ]

noun

1. a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.

serape

/ səˈrɑːpɪ /

noun

1. a blanket-like shawl often of brightly-coloured wool worn by men in Latin America
2. a large shawl worn around the shoulders by women as a fashion garment

Word History and Origins

Origin of serape¹

1825–35, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish sarape

Word History and Origins

Origin of serape¹

C19 Mexican Spanish

Example Sentences

The night had turned chill and Clodomiro spread the serape of Doña Jocasta over a heap of flowering greasewood branches.

From Project Gutenberg

The habiliments of the Pimas are a cotton serape of their own manufacture, a breech-cloth, with sandals of raw-hide or deer-skin.

From Project Gutenberg

Manuela will bring your clothes when they are dried and mended; meantime, shift for yourself in Pepito's serape and calzas.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the night was warm, he covered his head with a serape for protection from insects and wandering animals.

From Project Gutenberg

Early in the morning he was awakened by a twitching at his blanket and, raising the serape, saw a skunk biting and jerking at it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cloth
• scarf
• stole