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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 head
Familiarity information: PONCHO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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