serape

English

Alternative forms

• sarape
• zarape

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish serape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈɹɑːpeɪ/

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Noun

serape (plural serapes)

1. A type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans, or used as a saddle blanket.
   • 1990 April 21, Elizabeth R. Brown, “It Was A Woman Who Killed Her”, in Gay Community News, page 5:

     R. C. Gorman's painting depicts a tall woman wrapped in a serape in Joanie's beloved Southwest, standing in a canyon at night.

   • 1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, published 2007, unnumbered page:

     Could be, said John Grady. He took off his hat and lay back and pulled the serape over him.

   • 2004, Brenda Brandt, “Fashion”, in Mark Busby, editor, The Southwest, page 160:

     The serape was an item of Mexican dress that was worn by almost all classes. Made of wool dyed in bright colors and woven either in geometric patterns or plain with borders, a serape was a blanket used as a wrap, and due to the fabric's texture and tight weave, it was almost waterproof. […] A serape was also used as a pillow, mattress, or cover, as well as a saddle blanket. Another body covering, the poncho, was similar to the serape but more rounded and not necessarily woven of wool.

   • 2004, Charles Raymond Dillon, End of the Beginning, page 95:

     “Diego, my son, fill your serape with the red roses growing at your feet and take them to the bishop,” she told him.

Derived terms

• serape effect

See also

• poncho

Anagrams

• A-per-se, Parsee, Pearse, peares, prease, rapees

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɾape/ [seˈɾa.pe]
• Rhymes: -ape
• Syllabification: se‧ra‧pe

Noun

serape m (plural serapes)

1. (Mexico) blanket or rug
2. (Mexico) serape