poncho
nounA blanketlike cloak having a hole in the center for the head.
A similar garment having a hood used as a raincoat.
A sort of cloak or loose garment worn by the South American Indians, and also by many of the Spanish inhabitants of South America and Mexico.
A trade-name for camlet or strong worsted.
A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.
