[ noun ] a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head <noun.artifact>
Poncho \Pon"cho\, n.; pl. {Ponchos}. [Sp.] 1. A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.
2. A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
He shocked passers-by by urinating into plastic antifreeze jugs that he pulled under his poncho.
Dan Warren flew in from the United States as one of 30 Scouts from Troop 368, of Arlington, Mass. Warren said he discussed poetry with Norwegian Girl Scout Kirril Kaas while they shared a rain poncho.