Panama

Meaning

1. A Panama hat.
2. Alternative form of Panama (“type of hat”).
3. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct).

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