type of blanket-like South American cloak or loose garment, 1717, from American Spanish poncho, from Araucanian (Chile) pontho "woolen fabric," perhaps influenced by Spanish poncho (adj.), variant of pocho "discolored, faded."
Others are reading
Share poncho
Advertisement
Definitions of poncho from WordNet
poncho (n.)
a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head;
