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sombrero
noun
som·bre·ro
səm-ˈbrer-(ˌ)ō 
säm-
plural sombreros
: an often high-crowned hat of felt or straw with a very wide brim worn especially in the Southwest and Mexico
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Most of the clothes belonged to Joaquín: a crisp pair of tan Lee jeans, rarely worn; several pairs of boots; a box of sombreros.
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Big blue sombrero Monday, November 25, 2024: The James Webb Space Telescope's brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
By the 1990s, the chain boasted over 200 locations, serving up chimichangas and celebratory sombreros to families across parts of America.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers, toasters and Crock-Pots, lucha libre masks, belts and shoes burst from open storefronts and vendors’ sidewalk card tables.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Big blue sombrero Monday, November 25, 2024: The James Webb Space Telescope's brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
By the 1990s, the chain boasted over 200 locations, serving up chimichangas and celebratory sombreros to families across parts of America.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers, toasters and Crock-Pots, lucha libre masks, belts and shoes burst from open storefronts and vendors’ sidewalk card tables.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Sombrero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sombrero. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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sombrero
noun
som·bre·ro
səm-ˈbre(ə)r-ō
säm-
plural sombreros
: a tall hat with a very wide brim worn especially in the Southwest and Mexico
Etymology
from Spanish sombrero "a wide-brimmed hat," from sombra "shade"
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