Etymology

monte

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Today it means: A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt. Full definition →

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monte · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed frommonte“mountain”
  2. English todaymonte

Borrowed from Spanish monte (“mountain”): in the sense of the card game, referring to the stack of unplayed cards. Doublet of mount.

Monte · proper noun2

From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.

Words from the same roots

Spanishmonte all →

MonteclaroMonte Rio

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