Sombrero Definition

sŏm-brârō, səm-
sombreros
noun
A broad-brimmed, tall-crowned felt or straw hat of a kind worn in Mexico, the Southwest, etc.
Webster's New World

A mixed drink with tequila, named after the hat.

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Other Word Forms of Sombrero

Noun

Singular:
sombrero
Plural:
sombreros

Origin of Sombrero

  • Spanish perhaps from sombra shade probably from sombrar to shade from Late Latin subumbrāre to cast a shadow somber

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish sombrero (“hat"), from sombra (“shadow, shade") + -ero, literally, "shade-maker."

    From Wiktionary

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