Meaning of MONTE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mântee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time |
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| | Synonyms: | | four-card monte, three-card monte |
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| | See Also: | | card game, cards | |
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\Mon"te\, n. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of
cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L.
mons, montis, mountain.]
A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or
cards.
\Mon"te\, n.
In Spanish America, a wood; forest; timber land; esp., in
parts of South America, a comparatively wooden region.
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