Meanings
monte1
plural montes
- uncountablecard gamesA 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.
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2022 October 5, Michael Paulson, “Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else”, in The New York Times - Latin AmericacountableA wood or forest; timberland.
Monte2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
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Origin
monte · noun
- Spanishmonte“mountain”
- Englishmonte
Borrowed from Spanish monte (“mountain”): in the sense of the card game, referring to the stack of unplayed cards. Doublet of mount.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Monte · proper noun
From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.
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Cite this entry
monte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monte
“monte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monte. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monte.
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