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Poncho

3 stages from Mapuche/Quechua to English.

Today it means a simple outer garment made from a single piece of fabric with a hole for the head
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Stage 1 of 3
punchu
Mapuche/Quechua · pre-1500s
"a woolen cloak"
a simple woolen cloak with a hole for the head
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poncho
Spanish · 1600s-1700s
"a cloak with a head opening"
adopted from indigenous South American peoples via Spanish colonial contact
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Stage 3 of 3
poncho
English · 1800s
"a simple cloak-like garment with an opening for the head"
adopted directly from Spanish
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