panama

plural panamas

1. alternativeAlternative form of Panama (“type of hat”).

   The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced.

   1918, Schedules M and N, free list, customs administration and income tax; subject index, page 1515

alternative Panamá

1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

   A man, a plan, a canal — Panama!

   1 more example

   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.”

   2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business

plural Panamas · alternative Panamá

1. A Panama hat.