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DictionarysombreroBroad-brimmed hat
noun

sombrero

sahm-BRAIR-oh/sɑːmˈbrerəʊ/

A broad-brimmed Mexican or Spanish-style hat.

The woven sombrero has a broad brim.

Authentic broad-brimmed Mexican woven sombrero isolated.
Etymology
sombreroSpanishbroad-brimmed hat; formerly parasol

Spanish sombrero originally meant an umbrella or parasol, connecting the hat with portable shade. The broad brim carries that same sun-shielding idea into the familiar hat sense.

In context

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More examples

  • A woven sombrero hung by the door.
  • She examined the sombrero’s wide brim.
  • The costume included a traditional sombrero.

Forms

sombrero · sombreros

Similar words

hat
Hat is the broad category; sombrero commonly identifies a wide-brimmed Mexican or Spanish-style hat in English.
panama
A Panama hat is traditionally a woven Ecuadorian hat with a different typical form.