zamarra
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zamarra
1835–45; < Spanish < Basque zamar sheepskin
Example Sentences
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Late one afternoon, as I was arranging my scanty baggage, the gipsy Antonio entered my apartment, dressed in his zamarra and high-peaked Andalusian hat.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
His Royal Highness wore flesh-coloured riding breeches with black stripes, jack-boots, a zamarra or sheep-skin upper garment, and a flat white cap of the make of those used by Scotch shepherds.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea
Whilst occupied in moralising over the dripping water-spouts, I observed a tall, gentlemanly-looking man, dressed in a zamarra, leaning over the balustrades, and apparently engaged in a similar manner with myself.
From The Life of George Borrow by Clement K. Shorter
He was dressed in a zamarra, with much silver and embroidery, and wore an Andalusian hat, and I soon found that he was master, and that the other was servant.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
Here he produced a pomegranate from the pocket of his zamarra, and flung it on the table with such force that the fruit burst, and the red grains were scattered on the floor.
From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by George Henry Borrow
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