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sombrero
[ som-brair-oh; Spanish sawm-bre-raw ]
/ sɒmˈbrɛər oʊ; Spanish sɔmˈbrɛ rɔ /
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noun, plural som·bre·ros [som-brair-ohz; Spanish sawm-bre-raws]. /sɒmˈbrɛər oʊz; Spanish sɔmˈbrɛ rɔs/.
a broad-brimmed hat of straw or felt, usually tall-crowned, worn especially in Spain, Mexico, and the southwestern United States.
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Origin of sombrero
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Spanish: “hat,” derivative of sombra “shade”; see somber
OTHER WORDS FROM sombrero
som·bre·roed, adjectiveWords nearby sombrero
somatotrophin, somatotropin, somatotype, somber, sombre, sombrero, sombrous, some, somebody, somebody up there loves me, someday
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British Dictionary definitions for sombrero
sombrero
/ (sɒmˈbrɛərəʊ) /
noun plural -ros
a felt or straw hat with a wide brim, as worn by men in Mexico
Word Origin for sombrero
C16: from Spanish, from sombrero de sol shade from the sun
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