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JustAnotherLostYouth t1_ixksqgr wrote

Was sombrero rock already taken orrrr…? Lol

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Hirsute_Sophist t1_ixl2flv wrote

I think this every time, too! It's like "Y'know... There's a word for that, right?"

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Mynewuseraccountname t1_ixmfvqy wrote

It's literally just the Spanish word for hat. Referring to the large brimmed Mexican style hats in English as a "Mexican hat" makes total sense really. Likely it was named before English speakers adopted the name sombrero to specifically refer to those hats.

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