Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monte

/ˈmɒnti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: monte
IPA: /ˈmɒnti/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

A wood or forest; timberland.

Countable

name

Example Sentences

"A starry 20th-anniversary revival of “Topdog/Underdog,” her Pulitzer Prize-winning fable about two brothers, three-card monte and one troubling inheritance, is in previews on Broadway."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish monte (“mountain”): in the sense of the card game, referring to the stack of unplayed cards. Doublet of mount.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

montes (plural)

Phrases

monte-jus Del Monte

Frequently Paired Words

monte-jus Del Monte

Synonyms

three-card monte

Homonyms

monty

Rhymes With

bronte durante avanti diamante escalante bustamante gigante galante belmonte laplante aponte amante

Questions

How do you pronounce monte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒnti/.
What does monte mean?: 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.
Where does monte come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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