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What does the noun monte mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun monte. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun monte?
About 0.2occurrences per million words in modern written English
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How is the noun monte pronounced?
British English
/ˈmɒnteɪ/
MON-tay
/ˈmɒnti/
MON-tee
U.S. English
/ˈmɑn(t)eɪ/
MAHN-tay
/ˈmɑn(t)i/
MAHN-tee
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Where does the noun monte come from?
Earliest known use
1820s
The earliest known use of the noun monte is in the 1820s.
OED's earliest evidence for monte is from 1822, in a diary entry by Joel Roberts Poinsett.
monte is a borrowing from Spanish.
Etymons: Spanish monte.
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Nearby entries
- montanite, n.1868–
- Montanize, v.1593–1840
- montanous, adj.1623–1722
- montant, n.¹1438–1838
- montant, n.²1601–
- montan wax, n.1902–
- montaria, n.1853–
- 1657–
- montbretia, n.1846–
- Mont de Piété, n.1840–
- monte, n.¹1822–
- monte, n.²1851–
- Monte, n.³1956–
- monte bank, n.1834–
- monte-banker, n.1855–
- monte blanket, n.1898–
- montebrasite, n.1873–
- monte card, n.1853–
- Monte Carlo, n.1933–
- Monte Cristo, n.1890–
- monte dealer, n.1844–
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