[som-brair-oh; Sp. sawm-bre-raw] 
[-brair-ohz; Sp. -bre-raws] . | a broad-brimmed hat of straw or felt, usually tall-crowned, worn esp. in Spain, Mexico, and the southwestern U.S. |
| som·bre·ro (sŏm-brâr'ō, səm-) n. pl. som·bre·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.] |
| Som·bre·ro (sŏm-brâr'ō, səm-) An island of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. |
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 derived from the Spanish word sombra, meaning "shade," first appeared in the 15th century. Gentlemen often wore tan, white, or gray felt sombreros, while the peasants wore straw.
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