sombrero
Definitions of sombrero
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headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brimtypes:chacótall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasionsclac, sombrero de candil, sombrero de candiles, sombrero de tres picoshat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form pointsbimba, chistera, clac, cubilete, galera, sombrero de copaa man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fursombrero tejanoa hat made of felt with a creased crowncanalóna stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britainsombrero de mejicanoa straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexicopamelaa woman's dressy hat with a wide brimsalacota lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the suntricorniococked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
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a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroomsynonyms: carpóforo, píleo, sombrerete, sombrerillo, sombrerito
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