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(pän′c̸hō)

noun pl. ponchos

a cloak like a blanket with a hole in the middle for the head, worn in Spanish America
any similar garment, esp. a waterproof one worn as a raincoat

Origin: AmSp < Araucanian, woolen cloth

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noun pl. pon·chos

A blanketlike cloak having a hole in the center for the head.
A similar garment having a hood used as a raincoat.

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Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Spanish, cape

Origin: , perhaps variant of pocho, faded, discolored

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