English borrowed American Spanish poncho with limited phonological adaptation.
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poncho
a blanket-like sleeveless garment with a head opening
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedSpanish · American Spanish from at least 1530 · garmentponcho
poncho; sleeveless blanket-like garment
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The garment sense remains central and later extends to rainwear.
English first-known-use report: 1717.
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