cowboy hat

noun

A broad-brimmed hat worn by cowboys, ranchers, and farmers, common in the western United States and Mexico.

Meanings

nouncowboy hat (plural cowboy hats)

plural cowboy hats

  1. A broad-brimmed hat worn by cowboys, ranchers, and farmers, common in the western United States and Mexico.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 牛仔帽
  • 牛仔帽 (niúzǎi mào)high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Dutch cowboyhoed
  • cowboyhoedhigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Esperanto vakera ĉapelo
  • vakera ĉapelohigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Finnish cowboyhattu
  • cowboyhattuhigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
French chapeau de cow-boy
  • chapeau de cow-boyhigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
German Cowboyhut
  • Cowboyhuthigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Greek καουμπόικο καπέλο
  • καουμπόικο καπέλο (kaoumpóiko kapélo)high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Hungarian cowboykalap
  • cowboykalaphigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Icelandic kúrekahattur
  • kúrekahatturhigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Korean 카우보이 모자
  • 카우보이 모자 (kauboi moja)high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Russian ковбо́йская шля́па
  • ковбо́йская шля́па (kovbójskaja šljápa)high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Swedish cowboyhatt
  • cowboyhatthigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Ukrainian ковбо́йський капелю́х, стетсон
  • ковбо́йський капелю́х (kovbójsʹkyj kapeljúx)high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • стетсон (stetson)high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Welsh het gowboi, hetiau cowbois
  • het gowboihigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
  • hetiau cowboishigh crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys
Cite this entry
APA

cowboy hat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowboy%20hat

MLA

“cowboy hat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowboy%20hat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowboy hat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowboy%20hat.

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