rebozos

Variant of rebozo

rebozo definition

☆ re·bozo (ri bō′zō; Spre bō̂′t̸hō̂, -sō̂)

noun pl. rebozos -·zos (-zōz; Sp, -t̸hō̂s, -sō̂s)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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