sombrero

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in English, a broad-brimmed hat of a type associated especially with Mexico and the southwestern United States

   The rider's wide sombrero shaded his face from the afternoon sun.

2. 2
   noun

   a cocktail made with coffee-flavored liqueur and cream or milk

   She ordered a chilled sombrero after dinner.

Borrowed from Spanish sombrero, 'hat,' from sombra, 'shade,' + -ero, a suffix naming association or function. The Spanish word can mean a hat generally, while English narrowed it chiefly to broad-brimmed Mexican and southwestern styles.

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