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ru·a·na

 (ro͞o-ä′nə)
n.
1. A poncholike garment, open in front, often worn as a wrap.
2. A poncho.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, woolen garment, ultimately from Latin rūga, wrinkle.]
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ruana

(rʊˈɑːnə)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a woollen wrap resembling a poncho
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ru•a•na

(ruˈɑ nə)

n., pl. -nas.
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn esp. in the mountains of Colombia.
[1940–45; < American Spanish (Colombia, Venezuela) (ultimately < Latin rūga wrinkle)]
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