name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
monte
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɒnti/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒnti
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 N T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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Narrower terms: three-card monte
noun
Meaning 3
A wood or forest; timberland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Latin-America, countable
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noun
Meaning 4
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: four-card monte, three-card monte
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: card game, cards
History
Etymology
From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.
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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