As nouns the difference between shawl and ruana
is that
shawl is a square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders while
ruana is an outer garment typical of the andes region of venezuela and colombia, and resembling a poncho.
As a verb shawl
is to wrap in a shawl.
shawl English
Noun
( wikipedia shawl)
( en noun)
A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.
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Derived terms
* beshawled
Verb
( en verb)
To wrap in a shawl.
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ruana English
Noun
( en noun)
( wikipedia ruana)
An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho.
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