sombrero
pronunciation
How to pronounce sombrero in British English:
UK [sɒmˈbreərəʊ]
How to pronounce sombrero in American English:
US [sɑmˈbreroʊ]
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- Noun:
- a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
Word Origin
- sombrero (n.)
- 1770, from Spanish sombrero "broad-brimmed hat," originally "umbrella, parasol" (a sense found in English 1590s), from sombra "shade," from Late Latin subumbrare (see somber).
Example
- 1. This galaxy was named the sombrero because of its resemblance to the broad rim and high-topped mexican hat
- 2. On a gamble he raised his sombrero .
- 3. The sombrero galaxy is located some 28 million light-years away .
- 4. Some spiral galaxies obtain even more interesting shapes that earn them descriptive names , such as sombrero galaxies .
- 5. The sombrero galaxy lies at the southern edge of the virgo cluster of galaxies and is one of the most massive objects in that group , equivalent to about 800 billion suns .