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Sombrero has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

3

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hat

Origin

The word comes from Spanish sombrero, which is derived from sombra (meaning "shadow") combined with a suffix meaning "maker," literally translating to "shade-maker." This term originally referred to the wide-brimmed hat, which was later used as the name for the drink.

Rhyming Words
ero aero mero yero pero kero zero hero nero gero eero xero dero sero cero vero fiero shero piero suero
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