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SOMBRERO

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sombrero mean?

• SOMBRERO (noun)
The noun SOMBRERO has 2 senses:

1. one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
2. a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

Familiarity information: SOMBRERO used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SOMBRERO (noun)

Sense 1

Sombrero ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

One of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Sombrero" is a part of...):

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; St. Christopher-Nevis; St. Kitts and Nevis (a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)

Sense 2

sombrero ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sombrero" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

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