poncho
Poncho ( Spanish "poncho", pronounced pon-cho , originally from the Quechua "punchu" or the Mapuche language Mapudungun "pontro") is a coat that is common in parts of South America and originates from the indigenous peoples there.
Originally the poncho was a piece of cloth with a slit in the middle through which the head could be tucked so that it lay on the shoulders like a coat.
Usually the ponchos are made in strong colors .
As rain protection now a standard next to the raincoat or southwest , see also rain cape .
It is both military equipment for NBC protective clothing and rain gear , as well as civilian clothing, for example for cyclists, hikers and scouts. In addition to its function as a weatherproof item of clothing, it can be used as a tarpaulin for a wide variety of purposes. With a similar cut, it is used as a traditional item of clothing in many countries, for example:
- Poncho, Spain
- Kotze (clothing) or weather stain, hunting clothing, Bavaria
- Chamanto , including decorative cape, South America
- Paenula , in ancient Rome, overcoat
- Ruana , a poncho-like garment, but with a continuous slit to the middle, in South America
- Sarape / Zarape / Jorongo in Mexico
removed too
- Chasuble (liturgical clothing) or cope , priestly garment
- Pelerine , redingote , cape, weather protection
- Cape , cloak, with collar, whereby mixed forms of so-called capeponchos are now available on the market. Here a cape works like a poncho
- medieval capa
The poncho became particularly famous in the cinema when Clint Eastwood wore it in the role of a nameless stranger in the famous spaghetti westerns For a Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and Two Glorious Scoundrels (1966).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grupo Folclórico Sol Argentino: "El Poncho", website with information on the origin of the word , accessed 2016.09
