serape

UK: /səˈrɑːpɪ/ US: /səˈrɑpi/ ,(sə rä′pē)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

se•ra•pe or sa•ra•pe /səˈrɑpi/   n. [countable] , pl. -pes. 

1. Clothing a blanketlike shawl worn esp. in Mexico.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

se•ra•pe  (sə rä′pē), n. 

1. Clothing a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.

Also, sarape. 

• Mexican Spanish sarape
• 1825–35, American.

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serape / səˈrɑːpɪ/ noun

1. a blanket-like shawl often of brightly-coloured wool worn by men in Latin America
2. a large shawl worn around the shoulders by women as a fashion garment

Etymology: 19th Century Mexican Spanish