poncho

[ pon-choh ]
/ ˈpɒn tʃoʊ /

noun, plural pon·chos.

a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.

Origin of poncho

1710–20; < American Spanish < Araucanian

OTHER WORDS FROM poncho

pon·choed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for poncho

poncho
/ (ˈpɒntʃəʊ) /

noun plural -chos

a cloak of a kind originally worn in South America, made of a rectangular or circular piece of cloth, esp wool, with a hole in the middle to put the head through

Word Origin for poncho

C18: from American Spanish, from Araucanian pantho woollen material