rebozo

re·bo·zo

noun

pl. -·zos

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

Origin of rebozo

Sp, a shawl from rebozar, to muffle from re- ( from L, re-) + bozo, mouth, akin to boca, mouth, ultimately from Classical Latin bucca: see buccal

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rebozo

noun

pl. re·bo·zos

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

Origin of rebozo

Spanish from rebozar to muffle with a shawl re- back ( from Latin; see re- . ) bozo muzzle, mouth ( from Vulgar Latin bucceum ) ( from Latin bucca cheek )

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