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Look up: sombrero

  1. Sombrero
    A sombrero is a felt hat with a very broad brim widely used through Spanish America and the southern USA.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. sombrero
    [n] - one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis 2. [n] - a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Sombrero
    Som·bre'ro noun [ Spanish , from sombra shade. See Sombre .] A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America. Marryat.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/143

  4. sombrero
    noun a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. Sombrero
    noun one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Sombrero
    In English-speaking countries a `sombrero` typically refers to a type of hat originating in Mexico. The English word `sombrero` is a loan word from Spanish, where the term is used to refer to any hat with a brim. It derives from the Spanish word `sombra`, meaning `shade` or `shadow`. Spanish speakers outside Mexico refer to what English speakers call a sombrero as a `Mexican hat` `(sombrero mexicano)`. Sombreros usually have a somewhat high poin...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero

  7. Sombrero
    • (n.) A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. sombrero
    broad-brimmed, high-crowned hat made of felt or straw, worn especially in Spain, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. The sombrero, its name ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/124

  9. sombrero
    sombrero A straw or felt hat with a very wide upturned brim, originally worn by men in Mexico and some other Spanish-speaking countries. Via Spanish, 'hat', from sombra 'shade'; previously from Vulgar Latin sumombrare.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. sombrero
    1. one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
    2. a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

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