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rebozo
[ ri-boh-soh, -zoh; Spanish re-baw-thaw, -saw ]
noun
plural rebozos
- a long woven scarf, often of fine material, worn over the head and shoulders by Spanish and Mexican women.
rebozo
/ reˈβoθo; rɪˈbəʊzəʊ /
noun
- a long wool or linen scarf covering the shoulders and head, worn by Latin American women
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rebozo1
C19: from Spanish: shawl, from rebozar to muffle
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Instead, she darted around in colorful skirts that changed every day, her hair in braids, a rebozo around her shoulders.
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A valuable fringed rebozo with interlocking zigzags like the one in the Álvarez Bravo photo was woven from newfangled rayon.
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The surface was covered in overlapping rebozos of different colors.
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Lacking rope, they tied up their prisoners with rebozos, or shawls.
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She wore a double rebozo, or shawl, one yellow and one white — the colors of the Vatican — along with a straw hat, protection from the sun that would break through later in the morning.
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