Panama hat

noun

1. a hat made of finely plaited young leaves of the jipijapa, a palmlike plant of Central and South America.

Panama hat

noun

1. sometimes not capital a hat made of the plaited leaves of the jipijapa plant of Central and South America Often shortened topanamaPanama

Word History and Origins

Origin of Panama hat¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

He wore a grey flannel suit and a panama hat pulled down over his eyes.

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He was a big, clumsy brute in the white linen suit of a respectable business man and a panama hat.

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On one occasion a fire did start, but he succeeded in extinguishing it with his panama hat.

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Suddenly she recognized the broad back and the familiar but very unseasonable panama hat.

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Seated in a kind of porch, beside an immense telescope, was a very old man in a panama hat, with a rattan cane.

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