ruana

American  

[roo-ah-nuh] / ruˈɑ nə /

noun

1. a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.

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Etymology

Origin of ruana

First recorded in 1810–20; from South American Spanish, from Spanish ruana “ragged; woolen cloth,” from Latin rūga, or from Quechua ruana “textile”

Example Sentences

These use the basic form of the ruana as a point of departure.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022

I wanted to put the actual ruana in the show next to the photographs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022

The ruana is a garment of modest pretensions.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022

There was a picture of my Aunt Fabiola descending from Mexicana Airlines holding my grandmother’s ruana and she ended up giving it to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Ordinals precede the noun: ruana na mwane the second man.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)