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serape

[ suh-rah-pee ]

noun

  1. a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.


serape

/ ²õəˈ°ùɑ˱èɪ /

noun

  1. a blanket-like shawl often of brightly-coloured wool worn by men in Latin America
  2. a large shawl worn around the shoulders by women as a fashion garment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serape1

1825–35, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish sarape
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serape1

C19 Mexican Spanish
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County sheriff’s deputies beating up a man who had wandered onto the street waving a serape.

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Her house was very small but cheery and cozy, with crochet, flannel and serape coverings on the furniture and bright lemon-yellow cabinets in the kitchen.

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Meanwhile, in the most recent season's "Mexico Week," Lucas and Fielding opened the episode wearing serapes and sombreros, shaking maracas and likening Mexico to an imaginary place like "Oz" or "Xanadu."

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Sporting sombreros and cheap serapes, co-hosts, and comedians Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas open Mexican Week, the fourth episode, with Fielding saying they shouldn't make any Mexican jokes.

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Nearby, a long table was draped in a Mexican serape and topped with platters of pan dulce, while next to it, two women pushed around sizzling pieces of chicken and beef on gas griddles.

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