poncho

/ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poncho, from Quechua punchu. In sense “rubber rain poncho”, attested 1845, used for non-South American garments in the United States and England from 1850s, popularized by US Western expeditions and military from 1850s, particularly after World War II (1940s).

noun

  1. A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.“Garibaldi, with his cowboy's poncho, red shirt and the black ostrich feathers in his wide hat […]”
  2. A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.“[…] spreading over my bedding an indian-rubber poncho to exclude the rain.”