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Webster 1913 Edition

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(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.

See also: monte

monté m ‎(feminine singular montée, masculine plural montés, feminine plural montées)

monté