Panama hat
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈpænəˌmɑː hæt/
:
sombrero Panamá
- He was a tall man, and he was wearing a Panama hat.
- wear a Panama hat
- a white Panama hat
- a guy in a Panama hat
Examples
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He smokes cigars, and usually wears a Panama hat.
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I was once late 'cause I bought a Panama hat.
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You know, half the men on this island wear Panama hats.
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The blue-eyed man held a Panama hat in his hand; then he put it on.
Fiction book (1999) -
On his head sat the Panama hat, its two-toned band growing dark as the sun climbed higher.
Fiction book (1990) -
The visitor was small, dressed in a khaki suit that might once have been cream, holding a Panama hat in both hands and turning it around by the brim.
Fiction book (1995) -
At a few minutes after ten, he passed, in no hurry, tipping his Panama hat to ladies, his cane's ferule striking the sidewalk every third step.
Fiction book (1993) -
Just before noon, while I was doing toe taps to guard against shin splints, the little guy in the Panama hat got off the last elevator to the left and walked past me.
Fiction book (1996) -
He fanned his shining pate with his Panama hat and dreamed of frosty gin and tonic.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many tourists buy Panama hats to protect themselves from the sun during their vacation.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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1.3
A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun
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1.0
A hat with a wide brim that protects your face 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 straw hat with a flat top and a stiff brim
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9.9
A stiff straw hat with a flat crown and flat brim worn in summer
A light straw hat with a flat top and a wide brim worn in warm weather
A hat with a wide brim that protects your face and neck from the sun
A hat with a wide edge that shades the face
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Panama hat is a straightforward noun‑noun compound where the first element names a place/style and the second names the object; a learner who knows 'Panama' (as a place/name) and 'hat' will readily infer it denotes a type of hat associated with Panama. While detailed facts about straw weaving or Ecuadorian manufacture are extra encyclopedic information, the basic meaning 'a kind of hat' is transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Panama hat may come from the time when these fine straw hats were sold and shipped through Panama while the canal was being built. Because people bought and saw them there, the straw hat became called the 'Panama hat', and today the name means a light woven hat you wear to protect yourself from the sun.