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Sombrero

3 stages from Spanish to English.

Today it means a broad-brimmed hat, traditionally worn in Mexico and the American Southwest
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Stage 1 of 3
sombra
Spanish · medieval
"shade"
meaning "shade"
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Stage 2 of 3
sombrero
Spanish · medieval
"a broad-brimmed hat"
named the broad-brimmed hat that provides shade
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Stage 3 of 3
sombrero
English · 1800s
"a broad-brimmed straw or felt hat"
adopted through contact with Mexican and Spanish culture
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