Phrase guide

cowboy hat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A broad-brimmed hat worn by cowboys, ranchers, and farmers, common in the western United States and Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ten-gallon hat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛仔帽 (niúzǎi mào) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Northern East Cree: ᒋᒋᑳᐧᐃᓐ (cicikaayin) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Dutch: cowboyhoed — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Esperanto: vakera ĉapelo — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Finnish: cowboyhattu — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • French: chapeau de cow-boy — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • German: Cowboyhut — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Greek: καουμπόικο καπέλο (kaoumpóiko kapélo) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Hungarian: cowboykalap — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Icelandic: kúrekahattur — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Korean: 카우보이 모자 (kauboi moja) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Marathi: काउबॉय टोपी (kāubŏy ṭopī) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Russian: ковбо́йская шля́па (kovbójskaja šljápa) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Swedish: cowboyhatt — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Ukrainian: ковбо́йський капелю́х (kovbójsʹkyj kapeljúx) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Ukrainian: стетсон (stetson) — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Welsh: het gowboi — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • Welsh: hetiau cowbois — high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys