sombrero

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He was true to every description Virginia had ever given her--sombrero, bandana, chaps and all!

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  1. noun A large straw or felt hat with a broad brim and tall crown, worn especially in Mexico and the American Southwest.

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  • It was a sombrero, a nicley-adorned felt one from Mexico, tossed onto the ice by Condors fan Bill Vanderwark. —  Bakersfield.com Latest news
  • Peek: "Put on your flame retardant jumpsuit and sombrero, then let out a big OLÉ, for the master of the macabre and undisputed King of the Weenies, David Lubar, on the official release today of The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies (Starscape, 2009)!" —  Cynsations
  • So the Mexican despots give the poor the "bum's rush" out of Mexico: "Here's your sombrero, here's a map, here's a bottle of water, now get out!" —  Latest Articles
  • Enter using the form below to put your name in the prize sombrero -- do it once a day, even, for additional copies of your name in the aforementioned sombrero. —  Needcoffee.com
  • It was the Marquis who always seemed to wear the widest sombrero, the loudest neckerchief. —  Roosevelt in the Bad Lands
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  1. Spanish, perhaps from sombra, shade, probably from sombrar, to shade, from Late Latin subumbrāre, to cast a shadow; see somber.

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  1. from Spanish sombrero, a broad-brimmed hat, also a sounding-board, from sombra, shade: see somber.
 

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/sɑmˈbreɪroʊ/
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