name
Meaning 1
An island of Anguilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hat Island
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sombrero
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/sʌmˈbɹɛ.ɹəʊ/
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rhymes with -ɛɹəʊ
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homophone: sombrero
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Received-Pronunciation: /səmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /sɒmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ/
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General-American: /səmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/
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General-American: /sɑmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/
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General-American: /soʊmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: S AA0 M B R EH1 R OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A sitio in the barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A mixed drink with coffee liqueur and cream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
A series of four consecutive strikes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
An umbrella.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 7
a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid
noun
Meaning 8
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: island
History
Etymology
The island is named for its resemblance to the headgear.
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero (“hat”), from sombra (“shadow, shade”) + -ero, literally, "shade-maker". The drink was named after the hat.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: sombrero — hat
- Finnish: sombrero — hat
- French: sombréro — hat
- German: Sombrero — hat
- Hebrew: סוֹמְבְּרֶרוֹ (sombrero) — hat
- Hungarian: szombréró — hat
- Icelandic: mexíkanahattur — hat
- Irish: soimbréaró — hat
- Japanese: ソンブレロ (sonburero) — hat
- Korean: 솜브레로 (sombeurero) — hat
- Latin: causia — hat
- Nahuatl: sombrero — hat
- Navajo: chʼah dah azkání — hat
- Polish: sombrero — hat
- Portuguese: sombreiro — hat
- Russian: сомбре́ро (sombrɛ́ro) — hat
- Spanish: sombrero mexicano — hat
- Spanish: sombrero de charro — hat
- Swedish: sombrero — hat
- Turkish: sombrero — hat
- Finnish: sombrero — drink
- Finnish: kinnuset — bowling: series of four strikes
Real reading context