Panama hat vs hat

Panama hat and hat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Panama hat	Yes	No	No	No
hat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hat is a hypernym of Panama hat; that is, hat is a word with a broader meaning than Panama hat:

Panama hat: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
hat: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

Other hypernyms of Panama hat include chapeau, lid.

Panama hat (noun)	hat (noun)
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown	an informal term for a person's role
	headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

Panama hat (verb)	hat (verb)
	put on or wear a hat
	furnish with a hat