Poncho vs. Cape — What's the Difference?

A poncho (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpontʃo]; Quechua: punchu; Mapudungun: pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") is an outer garment designed to keep the body warm. A rain poncho is made from a watertight material designed to keep the body dry from the rain.

A cape is a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.

A blanketlike cloak having a hole in the center for the head.

A sleeveless cloak, typically a short one

A similar garment having a hood used as a raincoat.

The pelt from the head and neck of an animal, for preparation as a hunting trophy

A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.

A headland or promontory

A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.

(in bullfighting) taunt (the bull) by flourishing a cape

A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.

Skin the head and neck of (an animal) to prepare a hunting trophy.

A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.

A sleeveless outer garment fastened at the throat and worn hanging over the shoulders.

A blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head

A brightly colored cloth used in maneuvering the bull in a bullfight; a capote or muleta.

A point or head of land projecting into a body of water.

To maneuver (the bull) by means of a cape in a bullfight.

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

(slang) A superhero.

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

(obsolete) To look for, search after.

To gaze or stare.

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south.

To gape.

A strip of land projecting into a body of water

A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter