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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
- (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
- (Latin America) A wood or forest; timberland.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmon.te]
Noun
monte m (plural montes)
- mount (mountain?)
French
Noun
monte f (plural montes)
Verb
monte
- first-person singular present indicative of monter
- third-person singular present indicative of monter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of monter
- third-person singular present subjunctive of monter
- second-person singular imperative of monter
Italian
Etymology
From Latin mons, montem.
Pronunciation
- mónte, IPA(key): /ˈmonte/
Noun
monte m (plural monti)
Synonyms
Related terms
- montagna
- montano
- montare
- Montenegro
- montuoso
- montecchio
Noun
monte f
- plural of monta
Anagrams
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)
- mountain, mount
- (by extension, idiomatic) much, many, a lot / lots of
- Eu conheco um monte de gente. ― I know a lot of people.
Synonyms
Related terms
Verb
monte
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of montar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of montar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of montar
- 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)
- mountain, mount
- (Dominican Republic, Mexico, singular only) underbrush
- (Dominican Republic, Mexico, singular only) weeds
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
monte