sombrero
noun/sɒmˈbreərəʊ/
/sɑːmˈbrerəʊ/
(plural sombreros)
- a Mexican hat that is tall with a very wide brim, turned up at the edgesTopics Clothes and Fashionc2Word OriginSpanish, from sombra ‘shade’, based on Latin sub ‘under’ + umbra ‘shade’.
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