panama

CEFRB1

/ˈpænəmɑː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A light straw hat with a wide brim.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A Panama hat.

Examples

  • Panama is a piker compared to Fifth Avenue.

  • Should the Suez and Panama Canals be internationalized?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

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In context

  • The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific.

  • A man, a plan, a canal — Panama!

  • Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”

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Origin

noun

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).