Sombrero means hat in Spanish. In English speaking countries it typically refers to a type of hat originating in Mexico. Sombreros usually have a somewhat high tip and a very wide brim, used for protection from the hot sun in Mexico. Peasant sombreros are usually made of straw, while wealthier Hispanics wear sombreros made of felt. It is almost unseen in modern urban settings, except as part of a folkloric outfit worn in certain festivities. Cowboys of the American southwest later adopted the sombrero and modified it into the cowboy hat. Sombrero in the Harry S. Truman collection SOMBRERO HSTR 22031 DESCRIPTION: Wide brimmed straw with a black velvet and gold yarn trim on the crown and edge of the brim. ... Sombrero in the Harry S. Truman collection SOMBRERO HSTR 22031 DESCRIPTION: Wide brimmed straw with a black velvet and gold yarn trim on the crown and edge of the brim. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... A cowboys hat, usually with a four to six-inch brim, acts as an umbrella in stormy weather, and a shade from the sun in hot weather. ...
The word likely derives from the Spanish word sombra, meaning "shade" or "shadow." The English word "sombrero" is a loan word from Spanish, where the term is used to refer to any hat with a brim. Spanish speakers outside Mexico refer to what English speakers call a sombrero as a "Mexican hat" (sombrero mexicano).A sombrero has a slightly pointed shape in the center of the hat surrounded by a very wide brim that might be slightly upturned at the edge. A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ...
Mathematics
Various functions and distributions encountered in mathematics and the physical sciences show a peak within a depression when plotted, and are thus referred to as a "Mexican hat" by analogy with the shape of a sombrero. In physics, Mexican hat usually refers to the Mexican hat potential, a prescription for the potential energy that leads to the Higgs mechanism. ...
How to wear
Some people who are not familiar with the sombrero may wear it backwards. The tallest part goes on the back, while the longest part goes on the front to protect the face from the sunlight.
Sombrero is the northernmost islet in the Lesser Antilles.
However, Sombrero is also important for the endemic fl lizard (Ameiva corvina) and for the bird life which contribute richly to Anguilla’s biodiversity.
Sombrero’s high biological value is due to a number of features such as its isolation; its relative lack of human contact; its unique geographic location in relation to migratory routes, wind and current regimes; its special nesting and breeding conditions and its high probability of unique species.
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