/ ˈpɒntʃəʊ; NAmE ˈpɑːntʃoʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a type of coat without sleeves, made from one large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head to go through
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from South American Spanish , from Araucanian (a language spoken by Native Americans in Chile and Argentina).