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ombre

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɒm.bə/
  • /ˈɒm.bɹeɪ/
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  • rhymes with -ɒmbə
  • rhymes with -ɒmbɹeɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Spanish card game, usually played by three people. It involves forty cards, omitting the ranks of 8, 9 and 10.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A large Mediterranean food fish, Umbrina cirrosa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: umbra, umbrine, drum, drumfish, shi drum, gurbell, sea crow, bearded umbrine, corb

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of ombré (“a gradual blending of one color hue to another”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French hombre, from Spanish hombre, literally, a man, from Latin homō. Doublet of gome, hombre, homo, and omi. See human.

From French ombre (“Type of fish”).

From French ombré (“shaded”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: hombre — Translations
  • Spanish: hombre — Translations
  • Bulgarian: монокоп (monokop) — Umbrina cirrosa