serape

noun

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 serape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Jon Hart serape tour tote Whataburger's Jon Hart tour tote is stadium compliant in clear plastic, trimmed in all-natural leather and sporting serape webbing handles. —Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish sarape

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for serape

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

Kids Definition

serape

noun

se·​ra·​pe

variants or sarape

sə-ˈräp-ē

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