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DictionaryserapeMexican shoulder wrap
noun

serape

suh-RAH-pee/səˈrɑpi/

A colorful Mexican shawl or blanket worn over the shoulders.

She wraps a colorful serape around her shoulders on cool evenings.

A single adult wears a colorful rectangular woven serape over plain everyday clothing, with its broad striped fabric wrapped across the shoulders and its fringed ends hanging visibly as an outer garment.
Etymology
serapeMexican Spanishshawl

Mexican Spanish sarape already named this kind of shawl, so English retained the garment meaning. Its earlier origin is uncertain, though it probably comes from an indigenous Mexican language.

More examples

  • His striped serape keeps him warm outside.
  • The market stall sells handwoven serapes in bright colors.
  • She folds her serape and drapes it over a chair.

Forms

serape · serapes

Similar words

shawl
A broader term for a wrap worn around the shoulders.
blanket
Usually covers a bed or body rather than serving as clothing.