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sombrero

[ som-brair-oh; Spanish sawm-bre-raw ]

noun

, plural som·bre·ros [som-, brair, -ohz, sawm-, bre, -, r, aws].
  1. a broad-brimmed hat of straw or felt, usually tall-crowned, worn especially in Spain, Mexico, and the southwestern United States.


sombrero

/ sɒmˈbrɛərəʊ /

noun

  1. a felt or straw hat with a wide brim, as worn by men in Mexico
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • som·bre·roed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sombrero1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Spanish: “hat,” derivative of sombra “shade”; somber
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sombrero1

C16: from Spanish, from sombrero de sol shade from the sun
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Example Sentences

So put down the sombrero and poncho, and check out our helpful Q&A.

You know, like, throw on a sombrero and a poncho, maybe draw a mustache on my face?

She begrudgingly danced around a sombrero with me but soon rushed off to a basketball game with the grip and electric departments.

And there is no better excuse to drink tequila (worm and all) and don a sombrero than Cinco de Mayo.

I done my sombrero up in a newspaper and purchased a round hat, black and turrible tony.

He passed his hand through his thick golden curls which his sombrero had hitherto concealed.

No, but because when Young Glory had moved backwards, his sombrero had dropped off his head, thus exposing his thick yellow curls.

As the two parties neared each other at a gallop, Coronado rode to the front of his squad, waving his sombrero.

The hidalgos wear the long cloak and wide sombrero common to all the country districts of Spain.

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