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sombrero

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “sombrero” mean in English?

  1. hat

Example sentences

  • Llevo un sombrero grande.

    I'm wearing a big hat.

  • El sombrero protege del sol.

    The hat protects from the sun.

  • Me quito el sombrero.

    I take off my hat.

How to use it

Sombrero means 'hat' (with a brim). Masculine: el sombrero. From sombra (shade) — the original purpose of a brimmed hat.

Common mistake

Sombrero specifically has a brim; for caps without a brim use gorra. Don't conflate the two.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.