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PONCHO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does poncho mean? 

PONCHO (noun)
  The noun PONCHO has 1 sense:

1. a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the headplay

  Familiarity information: PONCHO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PONCHO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("poncho" is a kind of...):

cloak (a loose outer garment)


 Context examples 


Lord John lay silent, wrapped in the South American poncho which he wore, while Challenger snored with a roll and rattle which reverberated through the woods.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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