PONCHO Definition & Meaning

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poncho

[pon-choh]

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noun

plural

ponchos

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

poncho

/ ˈ��ɒ�Գ�ʃəʊ /

noun

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

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

ponchoed adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of poncho¹

First recorded in 1710–20; from Latin American Spanish: further origin uncertain; perhaps from Araucanian pontho “woolen fabric”; perhaps from Old Spanish poncho “a mantle or cloak”; perhaps a back formation from ��ǲԳ��ó�� “lazy, sluggish”; perhaps an alteration of unrecorded ��ǳ��ó��, an augmentative of pocho “pale, faded,” and probably akin to �貹��ó�� “phlegmatic, sluggish”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of poncho¹

C18: from American Spanish, from Araucanian pantho woollen material

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He wore a white poncho bearing the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

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Plastic ponchos were the favored attire on the day.

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Kudos to costumer Lien See Leong for outfitting McMahon in a hooded terry cloth poncho that makes him look like Jesus walked across the water to hang ten.

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Wearing a clear poncho, he couldn’t be bubblier as he answers questions and generally holds court.

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Also at the fanzone, Kelly Wood, 39, from North Shields, was wearing a plastic poncho and said she had been swilled with beer when the goals went in.

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