serape
noun
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
serapes
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pluralof serape.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Fins lights ringing the stadium painted the top deck in red, white and blue while outside vendors hawked U.S. and Mexican flags, scarfs and brightly colored serapes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
They wore brightly colored serapes and headdresses festooned with little balls, and they were laughing and singing and playing tambourines and flutes, and grabbing onto his legs.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2018
Colorful serapes warm the beds, and mimbre baskets from a Native American reservation provide light.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2018
There are Pedro figurines in all sizes, a huge inventory of ceramics, hundreds of hats, and tables of colorful blankets called serapes.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2017
Walking on campus one day with my mother and father, I reEshed the surprised look on their faces when they saw some Hispanic students wearing serapes pass by.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
