Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
Panama hat
noun · first attested 19th century
The hat is named for the wrong country.
A light straw hat woven from toquilla palm.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Panama
- In English
Panama hat
The hats are woven in Ecuador but were shipped and sold through Panama, and buyers named them for the place they bought them.
Panama
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