monte

Portuguese

/ˈmõ.tɨ/, /ˈmõ.t͡ʃi/, [ˈmõ.tɪ], /ˈmõ.te/

noun
Definitions
  • mount; a mountain or large hill
  • pile; heap a mass of things placed together so as to form a mass or elevation
  • (usually in l) heap; load; pile a great amount of something
  • (inheritance law) a share of personal property given to someone as part of an inheritance, or the property as a whole; legacy
  • (Alentejo) a rural property or group of farm buildings

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese monte inherited from Latin montem derived from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
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Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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