Phrase guide

Panama hat

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of brimmed hat braided in Peru and Ecuador with the leaves of Carludovica palmata.

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 stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boater, leghorn, Panama, sailor, skimmer, straw hat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: panamà — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴拿馬草帽 /巴拿马草帽 (Banámǎ cǎomào) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Finnish: panamahattu — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • French: panama — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Galician: panamá — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • German: Panamahut — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Hungarian: panamakalap — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Irish: panama — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Irish: hata panama — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Japanese: パナマ帽 (panama-bō) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Korean: 파나마모자 (panamamoja) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Macedonian: па́нама (pánama) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Marathi: पनामा टोपी (panāmā ṭopī) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Mongolian: Панам малгай (Panam malgaj) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Polish: kapelusz panama — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Russian: пана́ма (panáma) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Russian: пана́мка (panámka) — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Spanish: sombrero Panamá — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Spanish: panamá — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Spanish: jipijapa — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Spanish: sombrero de paja toquilla — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Swedish: Panamahatt — a type of brimmed hat from South America
  • Welsh: het Banama — a type of brimmed hat from South America