Meanings (ES + gloss)
capa • manto • pendil
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
embozo • velo
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
Phrases
Meanings (ES + gloss)
embozar
To cover as with or like a cloak.
He would hold her, just hold her, while his hands soothed the bare skin of her arms and the delicate fabric that cloaked her shoulders and her back.