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Sombrero

Noun CEFR B2
səmˈbɹɛɹ.əʊ

Definitions

  1. A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.
  2. An island of Anguilla.
  3. A mixed drink with coffee liqueur and cream.
  4. A series of four consecutive strikes.

Equivalents

13 more languages
Češtinasombrero
Italianosombrero
한국어솜브레로
Latinacausia
Polskisombrero
Portuguêssombreiro
Русскийсомбреро
Svenskasombrero
Türkçesombrero

Examples

Beatrice looked up and saw a man standing before her; the huge sombrero overshadowed his face, but the light of the lamp shone on a large and glittering knife in his girdle.”
“`Hey listen Pancho, take your hands off me or I'll stick your sombrero up your Khyber.'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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