rebozo

(ri bō′zō; Spre bō̂′t̸hō̂, -sō̂)

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noun pl. rebozos

in Spain and some Spanish American countries, a long scarf worn by women around the head and shoulders

Origin: Sp, a shawl < rebozar, to muffle < re- (< L, re-) + bozo, mouth, akin to boca, mouth, ult. < L bucca: see buccal

See rebozo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. re·bo·zos

A long scarf worn over the head and shoulders chiefly by Mexican women.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from rebosar, to muffle with a shawl

Origin: : re-, back (from Latin; see re-)

Origin: + bozo, muzzle, mouth (from Vulgar Latin *bucceum, from Latin bucca, cheek)

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