waistcoat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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chaleco
waistcoat Brit
charro
A Mexican cowboy or cowgirl skilled in horsemanship. The traditional charro costume is very elaborate and trimmed with silver. A man's outfit consists of a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat, tight trousers, a white shirt, waistcoat and short jacket. A woman's outfit is a similar but with a long, wide skirt.
Charros originated charrerías, the culture associated with horse-riding and rodeo skills. They also take part in festivals known as charreadas.
gaucho
A peasant of the pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Modern gauchos work as foremen on farms and ranches and take part in rodeos.
Gauchos fought for Argentine independence from Spain, but later became involved in political disputes and suffered persecution.
A literary genre, literatura gauchesca, grew up in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The most famous work is Martín Fierro, an epic poem by José Hernández about the misfortunes of an Argentine gaucho when the huge pampas are divided into ranches.
Traditionally gauchos wore baggy trousers, leather chaps, a chiripá, a garment that went over their trousers and came up around their waist, boots, a hat, a leather waistcoat, a belt with a large buckle. They carried a facón - a large knife with a curved blade, and used boleadoras, ropes weighted at each end and thrown like lassos, to catch cattle.

waistcoat in the PONS Dictionary

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The man wore a shirt, waistcoat, socks, and a single glove; a search of the area yielded pantaloons and a coat.
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The waistcoat was usually double-breasted with double-breasted style (or peaked) lapels.
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The first three are apparently naked, while the fourth wears a blue shirt and brown waistcoat.
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It differs in style from other waistcoats in that it buttons to the neck and has an opening that displays the clerical collar.
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The man may wear a decorative or plain vest ("fermen" or "jaerma"), over his shirt, and possibly a waistcoat.
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Jackets and waistcoats are usually black, and shirts are often short-sleeved for comfort.
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In a sense, women were influenced by male fashion, such as tailored waistcoats and jackets to emphasize womens mobility.
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Double breasted waistcoats are rare compared to single.
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A blue-grey waistcoat, trousers and black shoes were also worn.
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Often you'll see tricorn hats, waistcoats, knickers or knee breeches, ruffled cuffs, neck stocks, buckled shoes.
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