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Panama

Panama

6.1
A light straw hat with a flat top and a wide brim worn in warm weather
  • noun
  • /ˈpænəˌmɑ/
translation icon : sombrero Panamá
  • The movie star completed his summer outfit with a classic Panama hat that matched his linen shirt.

Examples

  • He wore a stylish Panama hat to shield himself from the sun during the summer picnic.

  • While vacationing on the beach, she decided to buy a traditional Panama hat to keep cool.

  • In fact, they were black white shirt and a tie and a straw, kind of a Panama hat.

Synonyms

straw hat
vsPanama
14 1.3

A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun

is the specific Ecuadorian fine straw version rather than any straw headwear
sailor
vsPanama
  • Archaic
13 8.1

A stiff straw hat with a flat top worn in summer or with a uniform

is the general warm-weather Ecuadorian fine straw headpiece, not specific to uniform use
Panama hat
vsPanama
2 3.8

A light wide-brimmed straw hat people wear to protect from the sun

is the shorter name used for the same traditional Ecuadorian straw hat
boater
vsPanama
1 7.8

A stiff straw hat with a flat top and narrow brim worn in summer

is the Ecuadorian fine straw version worn casually for sun protection rather than formal wear
skimmer
vsPanama
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A stiff straw hat with a flat crown and flat brim worn in summer

is the modern Ecuadorian fine weave style rather than the historical men's headpiece
leghorn
vsPanama
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A straw hat with a flat top and a stiff brim

is the Ecuadorian plaited fine straw type, not the Italian braided origin

Compounds

11 2.5

A man-made waterway in Panama that lets ships travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

4 2.3

The capital city of Panama where the canal meets the Pacific Ocean

2 2.1

A coastal city in northwest Florida known for white sand beaches and fishing

2 3.8

A light wide-brimmed straw hat people wear to protect from the sun

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

A large Colombian shrub with big divided leaves and yellow scented flowers

A hard heavy reddish wood from a quira tree used to make strong furniture

9.1

A large tree from Panama with a big leafy top and a bare trunk

How Protective

straw hat
14 1.3
Panama
6.1
fedora
122 5.3
cap
175 1.0

Surface Forms

Panama singular
Panamas plural

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.