: an often high-crowned hat of felt or straw with a very wide brim worn especially in the Southwest and Mexico
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Recent Examples on the WebThe group's logo is a cartoon of a red devil wearing a large sombrero, a common stereotype of Mexican culture.—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024 The guys would have sombreros and mariachi-looking pants.—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024 La Muerta Maria wears a Dodgers sombrero before the team’s home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals
Manager Dave Roberts is surrounded by smoke as he is introduced before the game.—Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024 Black across the top of the feet, Fox’s shoes fade from aquamarine to honey gold along the sides, mirroring the bandana and sombrero colors worn by Banzito’s skeletal mascot.—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024 Duranguense also spawned its own peculiar, shoulder-swaying dance form, and fashion style, distinguished by sombreros with brims curved up like hardshell tacos, and ultra-pointy cowboy boots.—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 The birthday girl wore a big smile and a pink sweater with a matching oversized sombrero in the set of photos Messer shared on Instagram.—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024 After beating Paul, Alcaraz was handed a sombrero, a trophy and a microphone.—James Wagner, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024 In baseball, hitters who strike out four times in a single game are said to have earned the golden sombrero.—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
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