PANAMA


Meaning of PANAMA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pa-n ə - ˌ mä, - ˌ mo ̇

Function: noun

Usage: often cap

Etymology: American Spanish panamá, from Panama, Central America

Date: 1848

: a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa also : a machine-made imitation of this

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.