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monte


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Monte  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Monte  \Mon"te\,  n. 
  In  Spanish  America,  a  wood;  forest;  timber  land;  esp.,  in 
  parts  of  South  America,  a  comparatively  wooden  region. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  monte 
  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  [syn:  {four-card  monte},  {three-card 
  monte}] 




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