ruana
Americannoun
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
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These use the basic form of the ruana as a point of departure.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022
But I saw the picture and I was like, that’s the ruana!
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022
The ruana pieces are a little bit about that.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022
When the show went to Pasadena City College, I started to pair the landscape drawings with the ruana shape and the picture of my aunt and I started connecting them.
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)
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