poncho
Spanish, noun
poncho is spelled P-O-N-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poncho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “poncho” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of ponchar. With an accent, ponchó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of ponchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Prenda con forma de manto y un orificio para pasar la cabeza, usado normalmente por el campesino y usado por…”.
What does poncho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineponcho
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of ponchar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of ponchar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prenda con forma de manto y un orificio para pasar la cabeza, usado normalmente por el campesino y usado por mucha gente como prenda de abrigo en invierno. Forma parte de la vestimenta habitual del indigena, el campesino, el huaso y el gaucho en numerosas zonas de América del Sur. 2. Tarjeta adicional que se acopla a una placa de desarrollo, que provee funcionalidades adicionales e interfaces de conexión para estas con la placa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poncho
- ponchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to poncho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poncho in Spanish?
poncho appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).