poncho

Signification (Anglais)

1. A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
2. A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.

Concepts

poncho

cape

poncho imperméable

Synonymes

shawl

cape

cloak

slicker

raincoat

slobber

tippet

slabber

Traductions

poncho

Poncho

poncho

poncho

poncho

ponxo

ruana

Regenumhang

poncio

panço

capa

Umhang

jorongo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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).