sarape

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noun (1)

sa·​ra·​pe

less common spelling of serape

: a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men

serape

2 of 2

noun (2)

se·​ra·​pe sə-ˈrä-pē 

-ˈra-

variants or less commonly sarape

: a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men

Illustration of serape

Examples of sarape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Big Bend Holiday Hotel Big Bend Holiday Hotel has restored all its rooms with rustic flair, complete with serape curtains and custom tile work. —Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026

At folding tables covered in colorful serapes, crockpots bubble with carne asada, as Hernandez’s brother, sister and other workers prep chile de arbol and dice onions for guacamole. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026

The bright, cheery room, decorated with technicolor serapes and paintings of idyllic tropical-village scenes, felt almost like a taunt. —Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Each is about the scale of an oversize piece of clothing, like an apron or a serape, and hangs loosely off the wall, as if having just been tacked up. —Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Mexican Spanish sarape

First Known Use

Noun (2)

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sarape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape

Kids Definition

sarape

variant of serape