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rebozo

[ ri-boh-soh, -zoh; Spanish re-baw-thaw, -saw ]

noun

plural rebozos
  1. a long woven scarf, often of fine material, worn over the head and shoulders by Spanish and Mexican women.


rebozo

/ reˈβoθo; rɪˈbəʊzəʊ /

noun

  1. a long wool or linen scarf covering the shoulders and head, worn by Latin American women
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebozo1

First recorded in 1800–10; from Spanish: “scarf, shawl,” equivalent to re- “again; again and again” + bozo “mܳ”; re-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebozo1

C19: from Spanish: shawl, from rebozar to muffle
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Example Sentences

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Instead, she darted around in colorful skirts that changed every day, her hair in braids, a rebozo around her shoulders.

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A valuable fringed rebozo with interlocking zigzags like the one in the Álvarez Bravo photo was woven from newfangled rayon.

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I pictured Mom flying through the air with a rebozo cape billowing behind her and stifled a giggle.

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Lacking rope, they tied up their prisoners with rebozos, or shawls.

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She wore a double rebozo, or shawl, one yellow and one white — the colors of the Vatican — along with a straw hat, protection from the sun that would break through later in the morning.

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