monte
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- A wood or forest; timberland.
name
- A surname.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish monte (“mountain”): in the sense of the card game, referring to the stack of unplayed cards. Doublet of mount.
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