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ruana

ruana noun: an outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.

ruana: an outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho
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Noun

ruana (plural ruanas)

  1. An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.

Forms of ruana

pluralruanas

Origin of ruana

From French ruana and its etymon, Spanish ruana (“woolen fabric or garment”), of disputed origin. Suggestions include Latin rūga (“wrinkle”), Quechua ruana (“textile”), and Chibcha ruana (“land of blankets”); see Wikipedia.

Questions about ruana

What does ruana mean?
Ruana means an outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.
What part of speech is ruana?
Ruana is a noun.
What is the plural of ruana?
The plural of ruana is ruanas.

Words near ruana in the dictionary

  1. Ruachos
  2. ruaille buaille
  3. Ruairi
  4. ruakh
  5. ruan
  6. ruana
  7. ruanas
  8. Ruanda
  9. Ruanda-Urundi
  10. Ruando-
  11. Ruane

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