"poncho" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/ [UK], /ˈpɑn.t͡ʃoʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-poncho.ogg [US] Forms: ponchos [plural], ponchoes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒntʃəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish poncho, from Quechua punchu. In sense “rubber rain poncho”, attested 1845, used for non-South American garments in the United States and England from 1850s, popularized by US Western expeditions and military from 1850s, particularly after World War II (1940s). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|es|poncho|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish poncho, {{bor+|en|es|poncho}} Borrowed from Spanish poncho, {{der|en|qu|punchu}} Quechua punchu Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ponchoes}} poncho (plural ponchos or ponchoes)
  1. A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (simple garment of cloth): χλαμύς (khlamús) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ponxo [masculine] (Catalan), poncho (Finnish), poncho (French), Poncho [masculine] (German), painseó [masculine] (Irish), poncio [masculine] (Italian), ponco (Malay), ponczo [neuter] (Polish), poncho [neuter] (Polish), poncho [masculine] (Portuguese), punchu (Quechua), unku (Quechua), poncho [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-poncho-en-noun-EoS0c~Ew Disambiguation of Clothing: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'simple garment of cloth': 68 32
  2. A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (waterproof garment with hood): capelina [feminine] (Catalan), 雨披 (yǔpī) (Chinese Mandarin), پَانْچو (pānčō) (Dari), sadeviitta (Finnish), Regenponcho [masculine] (German), poncio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-poncho-en-noun-gvJuAsNd Disambiguation of Clothing: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'waterproof garment with hood': 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: poncho liner Related terms: ruana, slicker

Inflected forms

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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "waterproof garment with hood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poncio"
    },
    {
      "code": "prs",
      "lang": "Dari",
      "roman": "pānčō",
      "sense": "waterproof garment with hood",
      "word": "پَانْچو"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "poncho"
  ],
  "word": "poncho"
}

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