panoca

English translation: Coat/Jacket/Overcoat (Differs from country to country)-Protective outerwear against cold weather

03:16 Feb 22, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Bolivian Spanish
Spanish term or phrase: panoca
From a lab report, items turned in by a police dept. for testing: "Una chamarra verde (policial); Una panoca verde (policial)."

I'm assuming it's another piece of clothing; the police were investigating a shooting. Shirt? Pants?
Catherine Harrison
English translation:Coat/Jacket/Overcoat (Differs from country to country)-Protective outerwear against cold weather
Explanation:

Diccionario de Modismos Chilenos
Panoca, Ropa para cubrirse o protegerse del frio, o sea,...
http://www.mainframe.cl/diccionario/diccionario.php?letra=P&...

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Local time: 00:30
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Coat/Jacket/Overcoat (Differs from country to country)-Protective outerwear against cold weather


Explanation:

Diccionario de Modismos Chilenos
Panoca, Ropa para cubrirse o protegerse del frio, o sea,...
http://www.mainframe.cl/diccionario/diccionario.php?letra=P&...



Robert Copeland
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Local time: 00:30
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