pan‧a‧ma hat /ˌpænəmɑː ˈhæt/ (
also panama /ˌpænəˈmɑː◂,ˈpænəmɑː/)
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Panama, from where such hats (made in Ecuador) were exported]
a light hat for men, made from
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