sombrero

n., pl., -ros.
A large straw or felt hat with a broad brim and tall crown, worn especially in Mexico and the American Southwest.

[Spanish, perhaps from sombra, shade, probably from sombrar, to shade, from Late Latin subumbrāre, to cast a shadow. See somber.]

IN BRIEF: A large hat with a wide brim from Mexico.

I bought a souvenir sombrero when I vacationed in Mexico.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sombrero

Nederlands (Dutch)
sombrero

Français (French)
n. - sombrero

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sombrero

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σομπρέρο

Italiano (Italian)
sombrero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sombreiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
сомбреро

Español (Spanish)
n. - sombrero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sombrero

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
墨西哥阔边帽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 墨西哥闊邊帽

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 솜브레로(멕시코의 중절모)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ソンブレロ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قبعه عريضه ألحافه مألوفه في ألمكسيك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סומבררו (כובע מכסיקני רחב-שוליים)‬

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