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sombrero definition

☆ som·brero (säm brer′ō, səm-)

noun pl. sombreros -·ros

a broad-brimmed, tall-crowned felt or straw hat of a kind worn in Mexico, the Southwest, etc.

Etymology: Sp, hat < sombra, shade: see somber

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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