Panama hat
noun
1.
a hat made of finely plaited young leaves of the jipijapa, a palmlike plant of Central and South America.
Also called
Panama
.
Origin
1825-35
British Dictionary definitions for
Panama hat
Panama hat
noun
1.
(
sometimes not capital
) a hat made of the plaited leaves of the jipijapa plant of Central and South America
Often shortened to
panama,
Panama