ponchos

Variant of poncho

noun pl. ponchos

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

Origin: AmSp < Araucanian, woolen cloth

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