sombra

/ˈsombɾa/ · A2 · noun · f

object

⛱️ sombra → sombrero: the hat that makes shade

Sombrero literally means shade-maker, built from sombra + -ero. Both trace back to Latin umbra (shade), the same root as English umbrella and sombre. If you know sombrero, you already know sombra.

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