Definition of monte in English:

monte

noun ˈmɒntiˈmɑn(t)i

mass noun

1A game, traditionally associated with confidence tricksters, in which bets are made on which is the queen among three cards lying face downwards.
Also called three-card trick
Example sentencesExamples
- Before seeing the monte, the bidder discards up to four unwanted cards face down.
2A Spanish game of chance played with forty-five cards.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the sidewalk he sees a man playing three-card monte.
- This game is often called three-card monte in America, a name taken from monte, a Spanish game using 45 playing cards, which was once common in Mexico and California.
- In truth, he was a card cheat of remarkable dexterity who routinely cleaned out the sophisticates in games of three-card monte.
- Part of his plan is to develop the same skills at three-card monte that Lincoln, who has given up cards, used to have.

Origin

Early 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘mountain’, also ‘heap of cards left after dealing’.

Definition of monte in US English:

monte

nounˈmän(t)ēˈmɑn(t)i

1A game traditionally associated with con men, in which the dealer shows the player three cards then moves them around face-down, the player being obliged to pick the specified card from among the three.
Also called three-card trick
Example sentencesExamples
- Before seeing the monte, the bidder discards up to four unwanted cards face down.
2A Spanish game of chance played with forty-five cards.
Example sentencesExamples
- This game is often called three-card monte in America, a name taken from monte, a Spanish game using 45 playing cards, which was once common in Mexico and California.
- On the sidewalk he sees a man playing three-card monte.
- In truth, he was a card cheat of remarkable dexterity who routinely cleaned out the sophisticates in games of three-card monte.
- Part of his plan is to develop the same skills at three-card monte that Lincoln, who has given up cards, used to have.

Origin

Early 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘mountain’, also ‘heap of cards left after dealing’.

单词	monte
释义	Definition of monte in English: monte noun ˈmɒntiˈmɑn(t)i mass noun 1A game, traditionally associated with confidence tricksters, in which bets are made on which is the queen among three cards lying face downwards. Also called three-card trick Example sentencesExamples Before seeing the monte, the bidder discards up to four unwanted cards face down. 2A Spanish game of chance played with forty-five cards. Example sentencesExamples On the sidewalk he sees a man playing three-card monte. This game is often called three-card monte in America, a name taken from monte, a Spanish game using 45 playing cards, which was once common in Mexico and California. In truth, he was a card cheat of remarkable dexterity who routinely cleaned out the sophisticates in games of three-card monte. Part of his plan is to develop the same skills at three-card monte that Lincoln, who has given up cards, used to have. Origin Early 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘mountain’, also ‘heap of cards left after dealing’. Definition of monte in US English: monte nounˈmän(t)ēˈmɑn(t)i 1A game traditionally associated with con men, in which the dealer shows the player three cards then moves them around face-down, the player being obliged to pick the specified card from among the three. Also called three-card trick Example sentencesExamples Before seeing the monte, the bidder discards up to four unwanted cards face down. 2A Spanish game of chance played with forty-five cards. Example sentencesExamples This game is often called three-card monte in America, a name taken from monte, a Spanish game using 45 playing cards, which was once common in Mexico and California. On the sidewalk he sees a man playing three-card monte. In truth, he was a card cheat of remarkable dexterity who routinely cleaned out the sophisticates in games of three-card monte. Part of his plan is to develop the same skills at three-card monte that Lincoln, who has given up cards, used to have. Origin Early 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘mountain’, also ‘heap of cards left after dealing’.
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