Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·Spanish ·1770s
Sombrero
from sombrero
- Meaning
- A broad-brimmed Mexican hat.
- Source word
- sombrero
- Route into English
- Spanish *sombrero* (from *sombra*, shade) → English in the 18th century. Literally "shade-maker," a sensible description of its function in the Mexican sun.
- Arrived
- 1770s
From Spanish
American Spanish, not peninsular Spanish, provided most of the modern loanwords — through US expansion westward and Latin American trade.
English borrows.
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