To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Definition of coolie hat
: a conical-shaped usually straw hat worn especially to protect the head from the heat of the sun
Keep scrolling for more
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share coolie hat
Time Traveler for coolie hat
The first known use of coolie hat was in 1924
See more words from the same year