ruana

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English

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19th century, creole wearing a ruana

Etymology

From French ruana and its etymon, Spanish ruana (“woolen fabric or garment”),[1] of disputed origin. Suggestions include Latin rūga (“wrinkle”),[2][3] Quechua ruana (“textile”),[3] and Chibcha ruana (“land of blankets”);[4] see Wikipedia.

Noun

ruana (plural ruanas)

  1. An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.

References

  1. ^ “ruana, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “ruana, n.”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “ruana, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  4. ^ “The Ruana: the Boyacá Coat”, in Proexport‎, 2009, archived from the original on 2010-07-06.

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology 1

Noun

ruana f (plural ruanas)

  1. (Colombia) shawl, cape
Descendants
  • → English: ruana

Etymology 2

Adjective

ruana f

  1. feminine singular of ruano

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