Serape
/səˈrɑː.peɪ/noun
A long, blanket-like shawl or cloak, especially associated with Mexican dress.
Did you know?English serape comes through Spanish from Mexican Spanish, and many scholars connect it to the name of Serapis, a Greco-Egyptian deity whose cult spread through the ancient Mediterranean.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Σάραπις / Σέραπις
“Serapis, a Greco-Egyptian god worshiped in the Hellenistic world”
Latin
Latin
Serapis
“The same deity, adopted into Roman religious vocabulary”
16th-18th Century
Spanish
zarape / jorongo
“A striped cloak or blanket worn as outer clothing in Mexico”
18th-19th Century
Spanish
serape
“A variant spelling used in Spanish and English for the Mexican cloak”
Modern English
English
serape
“A long shawl or blanket-like outer garment”