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ponchos

ponchos is the plural of poncho.

Meaning of poncho

Noun

poncho (plural ponchos or ponchoes)

  1. A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
    • Garibaldi, with his cowboy's poncho, red shirt and the black ostrich feathers in his wide hat […]1975, Margery Turner Fisher, Who's Who in Children's Books, page 203
  2. A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.
    • […] spreading over my bedding an indian-rubber poncho to exclude the rain.1845, William Jameson, “Botanical Excursion to Salinas, an Indian Village on Chimborazo”, in The London Journal of Botany, volume 4, page 382

Questions about ponchos

What is ponchos the plural of?
Ponchos is the plural of poncho.

Words near ponchos in the dictionary

  1. poncho
  2. poncho liner
  3. poncho liners
  4. ponchoed
  5. ponchoes
  6. ponchos
  7. Ponciano
  8. Poncianos
  9. Ponciau
  10. poncier
  11. ponciest

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