sombrero

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
noun a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

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

--Más allá veo sombreros mejicanos. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
They, too, had procured Mexican sombreros. — In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
¿Cómo probaron los bribones el poder del sombrero? — A First Spanish Reader, Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

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