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sunhat

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

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  • General-American: /ˈsʌnˌhæt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A light, broadbrimmed hat to protect the wearer from the sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hat

2

noun

Meaning 2

a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sun hat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid

Narrower terms: pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee, topi, sunbonnet

History

Etymology

From sun + hat.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 遮陽帽 /遮阳帽 — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Finnish: aurinkohattu — a hat to protect from the sun
  • French: chapeau de soleil — a hat to protect from the sun
  • German: Sonnenhut — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Hungarian: napkalap — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solhatt — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solhatt — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Polish: kapelusz przeciwsłoneczny — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Russian: шля́па от со́лнца (šljápa ot sólnca) — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Russian: шля́па ле́тняя (šljápa létnjaja) — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Russian: солнцезащи́тная шля́па (solncezaščítnaja šljápa) — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Swedish: solhatt — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Ukrainian: капелю́х від со́нця (kapeljúx vid sóncja) — a hat to protect from the sun
  • Ukrainian: капелю́х лі́тній (kapeljúx lítnij) — a hat to protect from the sun