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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSarape
/səˈrɑːpi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brightly colored woolen blanket or shawl worn as an outer garment in Latin America, especially Mexico.
"He wrapped a warm sarape around his shoulders against the chilly mountain wind." - 2
A similar blanket often used as a decorative rug, throw, or saddle blanket.
"The wooden bench was draped with a traditional striped sarape."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from American Spanish, likely originating from Mexican Spanish, and ultimately derived from an Indigenous Mesoamerican language such as Nahuatl or Otomi. First appearing in English texts in the early 19th century, the word describes a traditional brightly colored blanket or shawl worn in Latin America.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sarape" is said worldwide
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sarape
Transliteration: saʁap
"Il portait un sarape coloré sur ses épaules."
Sarape
Transliteration: zaˈʁaːpə
"Er trug einen bunten Sarape über den Schultern."
sarape
Transliteration: saˈrape
"Indossava un sarape colorato per ripararsi dal freddo."
sarape
Transliteration: saˈɾape
"El hombre llevaba un sarape tradicional de colores brillantes."
sarape
Transliteration: saˈɾapi
"Ele cobriu-se com um sarape colorido durante a noite fria."
सारापे
Transliteration: sarape
"उसने ठंडी हवा से बचने के लिए अपने कंधों पर एक रंगीन सारापे ओढ़ रखा था।"
萨拉佩毯
Transliteration: salàpèi tǎn
"他把一件色彩鲜艳的萨拉佩披在肩上。"
사라페
Transliteration: sarape
"그는 추위를 막기 위해 화려한 색상의 사라페를 어깨에 둘렀다."
サラペ
Transliteration: sarape
"彼は寒さをしのぐために色鮮やかなサラペを肩にかけていた。"
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