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Webster 1913 Edition


Monte


Mon′te

(mŏn′tā̍)
,
Noun.
[Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L.
mons
,
montis
, mountain.]
A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.

Definition 2024


monte

monte

See also: monté

English

Noun

monte

  1. (card games) a game in which 3 or 4 cards are dealt face-up and players bet which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt
  2. (Latin America) A wood or forest; timberland.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin mons, montem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmon.te]

Noun

monte m (plural montes)

  1. mount (mountain?)

French

Noun

monte f (plural montes)

  1. copulation, mating season

Verb

monte

  1. first-person singular present indicative of monter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of monter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of monter
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of monter
  5. second-person singular imperative of monter

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French monter (rise)

Verb

monte

  1. to rise

Interlingue

Noun

monte

  1. mountain

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mons, montem.

Pronunciation

  • mónte, IPA(key): /ˈmonte/

Noun

monte m (plural monti)

  1. mountain, mount
  2. heap, pile
  3. pool, fund (of money); bank

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Noun

monte f

  1. plural of monta

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Latin

Noun

monte

  1. ablative singular of mōns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmõ.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmõ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): [ˈmõ.tɪ],[ˈmõ.tʲ]
  • Hyphenation: mon‧te

Etymology

From Old Portuguese monte, mõte, from Latin mons, montis, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (mountain).

Noun

monte m (plural montes)

  1. mountain, mount
  2. (by extension, idiomatic) much, many, a lot / lots of
    Eu conheco um monte de gente. ― I know a lot of people.

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Verb

monte

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of montar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of montar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of montar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of montar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmon.te/

Etymology 1

From Latin mōns, montis, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (mountain).

Noun

monte m (plural montes)

  1. mountain, mount
  2. (Dominican Republic, Mexico, singular only) underbrush
  3. (Dominican Republic, Mexico, singular only) weeds
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Verb

monte

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of montar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of montar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of montar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of montar.