Sombrero

//səmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.

    "Beatrice looked up and saw a man standing before her; the huge sombrero overshadowed his face, but the light of the lamp shone on a large and glittering knife in his girdle."

  2. 2
    a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico wordnet
  3. 3
    A mixed drink with coffee liqueur and cream.
  4. 4
    A series of four consecutive strikes.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island of Anguilla.

Synonyms

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caphathat island

Example

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"The boy likes to walk around the sombrero shop."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish sombrero (“hat”), from sombra (“shadow, shade”) + -ero, literally, "shade-maker". The drink was named after the hat.

Etymology 2

The island is named for its resemblance to the headgear.

Related phrases

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