monte

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnti/

The English word “monte” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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.
A wood or forest; timberland.

Borrowed from Spanish monte (“mountain”): in the sense of the card game, referring to the stack of unplayed cards. Doublet of mount.

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