monte
English
/mɒnti/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable) A wood or forest; timberland.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian monte (mountain, mount).
Origin
Spanish
monte
Gloss
mountain, mount
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
山, 岳
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- montem Latin
- Montemayor Spanish, Castilian
- Monterrey Spanish, Castilian
- monito del monte Spanish, Castilian
- monte Spanish, Castilian
- montecillo Spanish, Castilian
- montecito Spanish, Castilian
- montuno Spanish, Castilian
- montón Spanish, Castilian
- saltamontes Spanish, Castilian
- mondi Papiamentu
- monte Chavacano