MONTE

monte, four-card monte, three-card monte

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Monte (plural Montes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Monte is the 7317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4560 individuals. Monte is most common among White (72.15%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Monet, Moten, mento, mento-, meton.

Etymology

Noun

monte (countable and uncountable, plural montes)

(uncountable, card games) 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.

Hyponym: three-card monte

(countable, Latin America) A wood or forest; timberland.

Anagrams

• Monet, Moten, mento, mento-, meton.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"te, n. Etym: [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.]

Definition: A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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