zamarra

[ zuh-mahr-uh ]

noun

1. a sheepskin coat of the kind worn by shepherds in Spain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zamarra¹

1835–45; < Spanish < Basque zamar sheepskin

Example Sentences

He wore corduroy leggins, a sheepskin zamarra, and a Cordovan sombrero that had once been white.

From Project Gutenberg

He wore heavy rope sandals, sheepskin zamarra, a long serape and pointed mountaineer's hat.

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Then bewildered but blindly obedient, he began to doff his alpagartas, rough corduroys, and sheepskin zamarra.

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