Phrase guide

straw hat

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A stiff hat, made from woven straw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

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, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid

History

Etymology

From Middle English strawe hatt, strawehatte, stree hatte.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сламена шапка (slamena šapka) — type of hat
  • Catalan: barret de palla — type of hat
  • Catalan: pallola — type of hat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 草帽 (cǎomào) — type of hat
  • Northern East Cree: ᒥᔥᑯᔒᐅᔥᑐᑎᓐ (mishkoshiioshtotin) — type of hat
  • Czech: slamák — type of hat
  • Dutch: strohoed — type of hat
  • Esperanto: pajlĉapelo — type of hat
  • Finnish: olkihattu — type of hat
  • French: chapeau de paille — type of hat
  • German: Strohhut — type of hat
  • Hebrew: כובע קש — type of hat
  • Hungarian: szalmakalap — type of hat
  • Japanese: 麦藁帽子 (mugiwarabōshi) — type of hat
  • Korean: 밀짚모자 (miljimmoja) — type of hat
  • Portuguese: chapéu de palha — type of hat
  • Russian: соло́менная шля́па (solómennaja šljápa) — type of hat
  • Swedish: stråhatt — type of hat
  • Swedish: halmhatt — type of hat
  • Tibetan: རྩྭ་ཞྭ (rtswa zhwa) — type of hat
  • Ukrainian: соло́м'яний капелю́х (solómʺjanyj kapeljúx) — type of hat
  • Ukrainian: бриль (brylʹ) — type of hat
  • Welsh: het wellt — type of hat
  • Yoruba: àkẹtẹ̀ — type of hat