sombrero
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Definition of sombrero
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.
“Beatrice looked up and saw a man standing before her; the huge sombrero overshadowed his face, but the light of the lamp shone on a large and glittering knife in his girdle.”
“`Hey listen Pancho, take your hands off me or I'll stick your sombrero up your Khyber.'”
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noun
-
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.
“Beatrice looked up and saw a man standing before her; the huge sombrero overshadowed his face, but the light of the lamp shone on a large and glittering knife in his girdle.”
“`Hey listen Pancho, take your hands off me or I'll stick your sombrero up your Khyber.'”
- A mixed drink with coffee liqueur and cream.
- A series of four consecutive strikes.
name
- An island of Anguilla.
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A sitio in the barangay of Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.
“The site contained the agreement areas and facilities no longer needed by the NPC and PSALM and excluded in the privatization of the Ambuklao Plant in Sitio Sombrero managed and maintained by indigenous peoples.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero (“hat”), from sombra (“shadow, shade”) + -ero, literally, "shade-maker". The drink was named after the hat.
Words you can make from sombrero
123 playable · top: BOOMERS (11 pts)
Best play boomers 11 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
16 words5-letter words
28 words- BERMS 9 pts
- BESOM 9 pts
- BOOMS 9 pts
- BOSOM 9 pts
- BROME 9 pts
- BROMO 9 pts
- BROOM 9 pts
- OMBER 9 pts
- OMBRE 9 pts
- BOORS 7 pts
- BORER 7 pts
- BORES 7 pts
- BROOS 7 pts
- BROSE 7 pts
- MOORS 7 pts
- MOOSE 7 pts
- MORES 7 pts
- MORRO 7 pts
- MORSE 7 pts
- OBOES 7 pts
- OMERS 7 pts
- ORMER 7 pts
- ROBES 7 pts
- ROMEO 7 pts
- ROOMS 7 pts
- SOBER 7 pts
- ROOSE 5 pts
- SORER 5 pts
4-letter words
32 words- BERM 8 pts
- BOOM 8 pts
- MOBS 8 pts
- BOOR 6 pts
- BOOS 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BROO 6 pts
- BROS 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- MOOR 6 pts
- MOOS 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- OBOE 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- ORBS 6 pts
- REBS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- ROBS 6 pts
- ROMS 6 pts
- ROOM 6 pts
- SOME 6 pts
- SORB 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROOS 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- MOB 7 pts
- BES 5 pts
- BOO 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- BRR 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MOO 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- SOB 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
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