panama

name

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

   “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.””

noun

1. A Panama hat.
2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative 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.”