panama hat

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Definition of panama hat in English English dictionary

A type of brimmed hat from South America, originally made with straw

type of straw hat, hat made of palm fronds

A panama hat or a panama is a hat, worn especially by men, that is woven from the leaves of a palm-like plant and worn when it is sunny. A natural-colored, hand-plaited hat made from leaves of the jipijapa plant of South and Central America. a light hat for men, made from straw (Panama, from where such hats (made in Ecuador) were exported)

A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata)

Related Terms

Panama hats

plural form of Panama hat

Hyphenation

Pan·a·ma hat

Turkish pronunciation

pänımä hät

Pronunciation

/ˈpanəˌmä ˈhat/ /ˈpænəˌmɑː ˈhæt/