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Definition: Monte |
MonteNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Monte" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a pointed mountain". |
Date "monte" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| MOCA | English | A multipurpose Monte Carlo code for fast effect calculations | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: MonteSynonyms: four-card monte (n), three-card monte (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Amusement | Cards, card games; whist, rubber; round game; loo, cribbage, besique, euchre, drole, ecarte, picquet, allfours, quadrille, omber, reverse, Pope Joan, commit; boston, boaston; blackjack, twenty-one, vingtun; quinze, thirty-one, put, speculation, connections, brag, cassino, lottery, commerce, snip-snap-snoren, lift smoke, blind hookey, Polish bank, Earl of Coventry, Napoleon, patience, pairs; banker; blind poker, draw poker, straight poker, stud poker; bluff, bridge, bridge whist; lotto, monte, three-card monte, nap, penny-ante, poker, reversis, squeezers, old maid, fright, beggar-my-neighbor; baccarat. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Monte |
| English words defined with "monte": bank ♦ Meionite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "monte": BRYAN ♦ Fighting the Tiger ♦ Ropes ♦ William. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "monte": Montero. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Monte" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (mounts, riding), Italian (Mount, mountain), Latin (huge rock, mountain, towering heap), Portuguese (assemble, bunch, clamp, heap, height, hill, mound, mount, mountain, stack), Spanish (Bush, cliff, fell, Mount, mountain, mt, wood, woods). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Most girls would give their eyes for the chance to see Monte! (Rebecca; writing credit: Daphne Du Maurier; Philip MacDonald) The Count of Monte Crisco (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont) Three card monte! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Your Monte Cristo sandwich is a current favorite among the adventurous (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard) Daddy friend Monte told him that everything's going to be okay (Good Times; writing credit: Humbert Bianchi; Pierre Cholodenko) | |
Lyrics | Sir Luscious got gator belts and patty melts and Monte Carlo's (So Fresh, So Clean; performing artist: Outkast) | |
Movie/TV Titles | La Ley del monte (1974) Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) The Count of Monte Cristo (1973) Del Monte Pisano (1971) Melchior Wankowicz. Opowiesc o bitwie pod Monte Cassino (1971) | |
Song Titles | Pepino The Italian Mouse (performing artist: Lou Monte) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | A salmon (rod and reel) catch, Del Monte, California. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate V. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Plan del estado y metodo de los trabajos que se han de seguir en las reales minas de estano de Villar de Cierbos en el valle de Monte Rey en Galicia / por Dn. Carlos Juan Garcia Alvarez. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Monte Cross. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Monte Ward. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hophead knew he had to kill Monte Roberts. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Monte Cristo (Uncle Sam): Saved! saved! and the world is mine!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Del Monte Golf Club, Hotel Del Monte, Del Monte, Calif. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Stairway and shrines of Sacramonte [i.e. Sacro Monte, near Amecameca]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Church on Sacramonte [i.e. Sacro Monte, near Amecameca]. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Potato pickers in town, Monte Vista, Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Monte Bianco" by giancardit Commentary: "Gian landscape." | "Monte Carlo bay 2" by Attila Bujtas Commentary: "Just drop a mail if you need this picture in higher resolution." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The Valleys of Guadalupe, Santo Tomas and San Vicente in Ensenada are world’s famous for its production of table wine, with wineries established throughout the entire region, including Vina de Liceaga, Bodegas Santo Tomas, Cateau Camou, Monte Xanic, Domeq, L.A. cetto, among others. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Jordan | It has commercial agreements with the British Broadcasting Corporation, the London-based Middle East Broadcasting Center, and Radio Monte Carlo that allow it to simulcast regional programs using local radio transmitters. (references) |
Economic History | Philippines | These exporters are large processors such as Del Monte and Dole. (references) |
South Africa | This was due to the acquisition of Cirio by the Italian food group Del Monte Foods for R1.33 billion. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Dominick Dunne | In Monaco, in a penthouse in Monte Carlo over the bank that Mr. Safra had owned and had just sold just before his death. And it's a fascinating case. The American nurse has now been in the Monaco prison for about two and a half years. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Monte" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.42% of the time. "Monte" is used about 347 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.42% | 345 | 15,401 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 347 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "monte" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Monte | First name Male | 15,000 | 558 |
| Monte | Last name | 1,000 | 7,813 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Monte" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a pointed mountain". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Monte." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Monta | Female | N/A | Monty |
| Montague | Male | English | N/A |
| Monte | Male | English | Monty |
| Monty | Male | English | Montague |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Italy | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SPA | Singapore | Del Monte Pacific Limited |
| South Africa | Del Monte Royal Corporation Limited | USA | Del Monte Foods Company |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "monte": Del Monte Forest ♦ El Monte ♦ La Monte ♦ Mira Monte ♦ Monte Alto ♦ Monte Bianco ♦ monte carlo ♦ Monte Carlo calculation ♦ Monte Carlo Method ♦ monte cassino ♦ Monte Rio ♦ monte rosa ♦ Monte Sereno ♦ monte video ♦ Monte Vista ♦ North El Monte ♦ South El Monte. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "monte": Monte-acid, Monte-Carlo, Monte-jus, monte-napoleone. | |
Ending with "monte": rosa-de-monte. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
monte carlo | 2,905 | south el monte california | 119 |
monte carlo monaco | 794 | el monte | 105 |
monte carlo ss | 760 | monte montgomery | 97 |
monte carlo las vegas | 673 | monte | 96 |
chevrolet monte carlo | 628 | monte verde | 93 |
count of monte cristo | 601 | 1987 monte carlo | 88 |
chevy monte carlo | 555 | 1970 monte carlo | 84 |
monte carlo hotel | 501 | monte carlo resort | 83 |
el monte california | 332 | city of el monte | 82 |
monte carlo hotel las vegas | 265 | monte carlo car | 82 |
monte cristo | 254 | 1972 monte carlo | 77 |
monte carlo casino | 247 | monte alban | 76 |
monte cristo cigar | 243 | cristo monte sandwich | 75 |
del monte | 190 | monte casino | 72 |
monte carlo hotel casino | 184 | monte carlo vegas | 72 |
monte carlo simulation | 163 | carlo monte radio | 68 |
el monte rv | 155 | monte carlos | 67 |
monte carlo part | 135 | 1979 monte carlo | 67 |
monte carlo resort and casino | 133 | monte vista | 66 |
marisa monte | 124 | balancing carlo load monte | 64 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "monte"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | Вид Испанска Хазартна Игра. (various references) | |
Czech | monte carlo (monte carlo), hora v itálii (monte cassino), hora v alpách (monte rosa), hlavní mìsto uruguaje (monte video). (various references) | |
Danish | Monte-Carlo-test (Monte-Carlo test), Monte-Carlo-simulering (Monte-Carlo simulation), Monte-Carlo-beregning (Monte Carlo calculation), Monte Carlo metoden (Monte Carlo Method), Monte Carlo metode (Monte Carlo method), MCM (Monte Carlo Method). (various references) | |
Dutch | Monte-Carlomethode (Monte Carlo study), Monte-Carlo-berekening (Monte Carlo calculation), MonteCarlo test (Monte-Carlo test), Monte Carlo-simulatie (Monte-Carlo simulation), Monte Carlo-methode (Monte Carlo method). (various references) | |
Finnish | Monte-Carlo-testi (Monte-Carlo test), Monte Carlo-simulointi (Monte-Carlo simulation), Monte Carlon menetelmä (Monte Carlo method). (various references) | |
French | MMC (Monte Carlo method), méthode de Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo study, Monte-Carlo method, Monte-Carlo test), méthode de Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo method), test de Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo test), simulation Monte Carlo (Monte-Carlo simulation), calcul Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo calculation). (various references) | |
German | Monte-Carlo-Versuch (Monte Carlo study), Monte-Carlo-Studien (Monte-Carlo test), Monte-Carlo-Methode (Monte Carlo method, Monte-Carlo simulation), Monte Carlo-Berechnung (Monte Carlo calculation). (various references) | |
Greek | μόντε κάρλο (monte carlo), μέθοδος monte carlo (Monte Carlo method), προσομοίωση Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo simulation), προσομοίωση (simulation), υπολογισμός με τη μέθοδο Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo calculation). (various references) | |
Italian | metodo Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo test), metodo Monte Carlo (Monte-Carlo simulation), metodo di Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo test), metodo di Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo method), simulazione Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo study, Monte-Carlo simulation), calcolo col metodo di Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo calculation). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | モンテカルロ法 (jacket, Jacobi, Monroe, Monroe effect, Monte Carlo method, Monteverdi, Montgomery, my Paris, subculture of teenage girls ca. 1999, Yakult, Yalta, Yamaha, yank, Yankee, Yankeeism, yard, yard sale, young, young adult, young Mrs, young power, young town, young traditional, young urban professional, younger generation, yuppie), モンタージュ写真 (haddock, montage, Montana, Monte Carlo). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | モンテカルロほう (Monte Carlo method), モンテカルロ (Monte Carlo). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ontemay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | metodo monte-carlo (Monte Carlo method), simulação Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo simulation), estudo de Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo study), cálculo pelo método de Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo calculation). (various references) | |
Russian | монте. (various references) | |
Spanish | método de Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo method, Monte-Carlo test), método de Montecarlo (Monte Carlo method), simulación Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo simulation), cálculo por el método de Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo calculation). (various references) | |
Swedish | Monte Carlo-metod (Monte Carlo method, Monte-Carlo simulation). (various references) | |
Turkish | Ýspanyol Kâğıt Oyunu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Spanish | 900-Modern | monte. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 22, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ekalesen abraam to onoma tou topou ekeinou kurioV eiden ina eipwsin shmeron en tw orei kurioV wfqh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Appellavitque nomen loci illius Dominus videt unde usque hodie dicitur in monte Dominus videbit |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | He het þa þa stowe Dominus uidit, [Heb. Jehovah Jireh] þæt ys "God gesyhð, ond gyt ys gesæd swa, In monte Dominus uidit, þæt ys "God gesyhð on dune." |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he clepide the name of the place, The Lord seeth; wherfor yit this day it is seid, In the hil the Lord shal se. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Abraham called the name of the place the LORde will see: wherfore it is a come saynge this daye: in the mounte will the LORde be sene. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it will be seen. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Abraham gave that place the name Yahweh-yireh: as it is said to this day, In the mountain the Lord is seen. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 22, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug gihinganlan ni Abraham kadtong dapita nga Jehova-Jereh: nga maoy ngalan hangtud karon, sa bukid ni Jehova igaandam kini. |
| Croatian | Onome mjestu Abraham dade ime "Jahve proviða". Zato se danas veli: "Na brdu Jahvina proviðanja." |
| Danish | Derfor kaldte Abraham dette Sted: HERREN udser sig, eller, som man nu til dags siger: Bjerget, hvor HERREN viser sig. |
| Dutch | En Abraham noemde den naam van die plaats: De HEERE zal het voorzien! Waarom heden ten dage gezegd wordt: Op den berg des HEEREN zal het voorzien worden! |
| Finnish | Ja Aabraham pani sen paikan nimeksi "Herra näkee". Niinpä vielä tänä päivänä sanotaan: "Vuorella, missä Herra ilmestyy". |
| French | Abraham donna à ce lieu le nom de Jehova Jiré. C`est pourquoi l`on dit aujourd`hui: A la montagne de l`Éternel il sera pourvu. |
| German | Und Abraham hieß die Stätte: Der HERR sieht. Daher man noch heutigestages sagt: Auf dem Berge, da der HERR sieht. |
| Hungarian | És nevezé Ábrahám annak a helynek nevét Jehova-jire-nek. Azért mondják ma is: Az Úr hegyén a gondviselés. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Abraham menamakan tempat itu "TUHAN menyediakan yang diperlukan". Dan sampai sekarang pun orang mengatakan "Di atas gunung-Nya TUHAN menyediakan yang diperlukan". |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dinamai Ibrahim akan tempat itu: Tuhan mengadakannya! Sebab itu kata orang sampai pada hari ini: Di bukit Tuhan itu akan diadakannya. |
| Maori | Na ka huaina e Aperahama te ingoa o taua wahi ko Ihowatire: e korerotia nei inaianei, Kei te maunga o Ihowa te kitea ia. |
| Norwegian | Og Abraham kalte dette sted: Herren ser. Derfor sier folk den dag idag: På Herrens berg skal han la sig se. |
| Portuguese | Pelo que chamou Abraão àquele lugar Jeová-Jiré; donde se diz até o dia de hoje: No monte do Senhor se proverá. |
| Swedish | Och Abraham gav den platsen namnet HERREN utser; nu för tiden heter den Berget där HERREN låter se sig. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "monte": monteith, monteiths, montero, monteros, montes. (additional references) | |
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"Monte" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Konte, Mentec, Menten, Mintex, Mintoe, Mlntec, Molte, Monat, Monate, monet, Monje, Monshe, Monsted, montee, monten, montet, Montez, monti, Montiel, monto, montre, Montu, Motej, Mounter, Mountsey. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "monte" (pronounced mÄ"ntē) |
| 5 | m Ä" n t ē | diamante. |
| 3 | -n t ē | ante, anti, aplenty, appointee, Auntie, bounty, Canty, certainty, cognoscenti, county, dainty, jaunty, flinty, inti, ninety, panty, plenty, pointy, scanty, seventy, Shanti, shanty, sovereignty, twenty, uncertainty, vigilante, warranty. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-m-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: meno, mote, nome, note, omen, tome, tone. | |
-2 letters: eon, men, met, mon, mot, net, nom, not, one, ten, toe, tom, ton. | |
-3 letters: em, en, et, me, mo, ne, no, oe, om, on, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-m-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: entomb, etymon, foment, loment, melton, mentor, molten, moment, montes, omenta, potmen, toneme. | |
+2 letters: amniote, automen, boatmen, centimo, comment, contemn, demeton, demount, emoting, emotion, endmost, entombs, etymons, foments, footmen, lomenta, loments, magneto, megaton, meltons, memento, menthol, mention, mentors, mestino, metonym, metopon, mitogen, moisten, momenta, momento, moments, monster, montage, montane, montero, moonlet, moonset, mordent, mounted, mounter, nonmeat, oddment, omental, omentum, onetime, pimento, postmen, remount, sentimo, stemson, telamon, tollmen, tomenta, tonearm, tonemes, tonemic, tongmen, torment. | |
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