In general, a Mexican hat is a sombrero – a broad-brimmed and high-crowned hat formerly used in rural areas of Mexico and still common today among mariachi musicians and foreign tourists. read more
Hats in Mexico are called ‘sombreros’ (the Spanish word for hat, any kind of hat), from the Spanish sombra, meaning ‘shade’ or ‘shadow’. So sombrero literally means ‘shader’, i.e. something that shades you from the sun, its main purpose. read more