Panama
- noun
- /ˈpænəˌmɑ/
:
sombrero Panamá
- The movie star completed his summer outfit with a classic Panama hat that matched his linen shirt.
Examples
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He wore a stylish Panama hat to shield himself from the sun during the summer picnic.
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While vacationing on the beach, she decided to buy a traditional Panama hat to keep cool.
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In fact, they were black white shirt and a tie and a straw, kind of a Panama hat.
Synonyms
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1.3
A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun
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8.1
A stiff straw hat with a flat top worn in summer or with a uniform
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3.8
A light wide-brimmed straw hat people wear to protect from the sun
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7.8
A stiff straw hat with a flat top and narrow brim worn in summer
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9.9
A stiff straw hat with a flat crown and flat brim worn in summer
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9.9
A straw hat with a flat top and a stiff brim
Compounds
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2.5
A man-made waterway in Panama that lets ships travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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6.0
A strip of land across Panama that included the Panama Canal and was controlled by the United States until 1979
A narrow strip of land that connects Central and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean
A Central American country with a famous canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
A large shrub from Colombia with big divided leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that smell sweet
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Panama for the hat is a name that stuck because these fine straw hats were widely sold and seen in Panama during the building of the canal, even though they were actually made in Ecuador. So a Panama hat is a light straw hat linked to the place where it became famous.