Today's
WOTD is: "sombrero" = hat
In
Spanish, “sombrero”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin, which means hat.
The
noun “sombrero”
relates to the Spanish noun “sombra”
which means shadow/
shade/
shading.
These nouns are in turn related to the action word/ verb “sombrar”
which means to protect from direct exposure to the sun (to
shade).
Some types of hats with
specific Spanish names are shown below:
 Sombrero apuntado/ de medio queso |
 Sombrero calañés/ de Calañas |
 Sombrero castoreño |
 Sombrero chambergo |
 Sombrero cordobés |
 Sombrero de canal/ de canoa/ de teja |
 Sombrero de candil/ de tres candiles/ de tres picos/ tricornio |
 Sombrero de catite |
 Sombrero de copa/ de copa alta/ de pelo/ redondo/ chistera |
Sombrero
de guano
|
Sombrero
gacho/ gaucho
|
 Sombrero hongo/ bombín |
Sombrero
de jipijapa/ de paja-toquilla/ Panamá
|
 Sombrero jarano/ charro |
Some
other expressions with the word “sombrero”
are:
- Quitarse el sombrero (to take one's hat off*);
- Sacarse el sombrero ( to take one's hat off*);
- Sombrero de ala ancha (wide-brimmed/ wide rimmed hat);
- Sombrero de paja (straw hat);
- Sombrero flexible (soft hat/ trilby/ fedora);
*NB
To show admiration
Some
examples of the use of the word "sombrero"
is:
- El sombrero apuntado o de medio queso suele usarse sólo como prenda de uniforme (cocked hats tend to be used only in uniforms);
- El sombrero de copa o chistera es el preferido de los presdigitadores (the top hat is the magicians' hat of choice);
- El sombrero hongo o bombín era el sombrero tradicional del caballero londinense (the bowler hat/ derby was the traditional hat of the city of London gentlemen);
- El sombrero de jipijapa es originario del Ecuador (the Panama hat originates from Ecuador);
- Ante ti me quito el sombrero ¡Qué bien hablas español! (I have to admire you. What a great way of speaking Spanish!);
- Ante ti me saco el sombrero ¡Qué bien hablas español! (I have to admire you. What a great way of speaking Spanish!);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "sombrero"
in
the YouTube clip: Oleo de una mujer con sombrero - Silvio Rodriguez
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “sombrero”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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