# monte
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɒnti/
* Rhymes: -ɒnti

### Noun

monte (countable and uncountable, plural montes)
* (uncountable, card games) 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.
    Hyponym: three-card monte
** 2022 October 5, Michael Paulson, “Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else”, in The New York Times‎:A starry 20th-anniversary revival of “Topdog/Underdog,” her Pulitzer Prize-winning fable about two brothers, three-card monte and one troubling inheritance, is in previews on Broadway.
* (countable, Latin America) A wood or forest; timberland.

### See also

* monte-jus

### Anagrams

* Monet, meton., Moten, mento-, mento, Mento

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Old Leonese monte, from Latin montem, accusative of mōns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmonte/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -onte
* Syllabification: mon‧te

### Noun

monte m (plural montes)
* mount; mountain
* forest, timberland "the wild", "the woods"
    Synonym: bosque

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish monte.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmonte/, [ˈmõn̪.t̪e]
* Hyphenation: mon‧te

### Noun

monte
* mountain

## Corsican
### Etymology

From Latin montem, accusative of mōns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔnte/

### Noun

monte m (plural monti)
* (geomorphology, orography) mountain, mount
* heap, pile
* pool, fund (of money); bank

#### Synonyms

* muntagna

#### Related terms

* muntagna
* muntanu
* muntosu

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French montant; equivalent to a deverbal of the modern verb monter (“to mount, go up”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔ̃t/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

monte f (plural montes)
* copulation, mating season

### Verb

monte
* inflection of monter:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “monte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmonte/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -onte

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese monte m, from Latin montem m. Compare Portuguese monte m.

#### Noun

monte m (plural montes)
* mountain, mount; large hill
* wilderness; uncultivated land
    Synonym: mato
** 1466 December 3, Afonso de Moure, Frey Gómez, monje de Chantada, Chantada; republished as José Méndez Pérez, Pablo S. Otero Piñeyro Maseda, Miguel Romaní Martínez, editors, El monasterio de san Salvador de Chantada (siglos XI-XVI): historia y documentos (Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos; XL), Santiago de Compostela: CSIC, 2016, →ISBN, page 516:[…] et britaredes o monte que esta por vritar en as ditas leyras, et prantarlos edes de vina […]And you'll break the wilderness that is pending on that plots, and you'll plant it with vines.
* heap, pile
    Synonyms: montón, morea, rima
* (figurative) a large quantity
    Synonym: mundo
** 2002, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a pedra filosofal, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 10:Mentres soportaba o habitual atoamento de tránsito da mañá, non tivo máis remedio que decatarse de que parecía haber un monte de xente vestida de forma rara.As he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about.

##### Derived terms

* Monte
* monte aberto
* Monte Grande
* Monte Pedroso
* Monte Queimado
* Monte Real
* Monte Redondo
* Monte Vello
* Monteagudo
* Montealegre
* Montealto
* Montecalvo
* Montederramo
* Montefaro
* Montefurado
* Montelongo
* Montemaior
* Montemeá
* Montemeán
* Montemeao
* Montemuíño
* Montenegro
* Monterrei
* Monterroso
* Montes
* Montiño
* Montouto
* Trasmonte

##### Related terms

* montaña
* Montecelo
* Montecelos
* Montellos
* Monteselo
* Montesiños

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

monte
* inflection of montar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “monte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “monte”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “monte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “monte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “monte”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French monter (“rise”), from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔ̃te/

### Verb

monte
* to rise

## Interlingua
### Noun

monte (plural montes)
* mountain

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin montem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmon.te/
* Rhymes: -onte
* Hyphenation: món‧te

### Noun

monte m (plural monti)
* (geomorphology, orography) mountain, mount
* heap, pile
* pool, fund (of money); bank

#### Synonyms

* montagna

#### Related terms

* montagna
* montano
* montare
* montecchio
* Montenegro
* montuoso

### Noun

monte f
* plural of monta

### Anagrams

* -mento, mento

## Latin
### Noun

monte m
* ablative singular of mōns

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French monter, from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).

### Verb

monte
* to climb
* to rise

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin montem m.

### Noun

monte m (plural montes)
* hill

#### Descendants

* Galician: monte m
* Portuguese: monte m (see there for further descendants)

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "monte"

## Old Leonese
### Etymology

From Latin montem, accusative of mōns.

### Noun

monte m (plural montes)
* hill
** 1294 "Cuatro documentos asturianos del siglo xiii" by María Josefa Sanz Fuentes):
    con montes, fontes, prados, pascos, felgueras, molneras,with hills, fountains, fields, pastures, ferns, mills,

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmõ.t͡ʃi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmõ.t͡ʃi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmõ.te/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmõ.tɨ/
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: [ˈmõ.tɪ], [ˈmõ.tʲ]
* Hyphenation: mon‧te

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese monte m, from Latin montem m. Compare Galician monte m.

#### Noun

monte m (plural montes)
* mount; a mountain or large hill
    Synonyms: montanha (“mountain”), morro (“large hill”)
* pile; heap (a mass of things placed together so as to form a mass or elevation)
    Synonyms: pilha, amontoado
* (usually in um monte de (“a lot of”)) heap; load; pile (a great amount of something)
    Synonyms: amontoado, pilha, penca
    Eu conheco um monte de gente. ― I know a lot of people.
* (inheritance law) a share of personal property given to someone as part of an inheritance, or the property as a whole; legacy
* (Alentejo) a rural property or group of farm buildings

##### Usage notes

Monte is usually used in reference to elevations smaller than montanhas (“mountains”). However, monte (and not montanha) is used in the full title of mountains regardless of size: Monte Evereste, Monte Aconcágua.

##### Derived terms

* montinho (diminutive), montículo (diminutive)
* montão (augmentative)
* amontoar
* monte de merda

##### Related terms

* desmontar
* montado
* montanha
* montante
* montar

##### Descendants

* Guinea-Bissau Creole: monti

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

monte
* inflection of montar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Seychellois Creole
### Etymology

From French monter, from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).

### Verb

monte
* to climb
* to rise

### References

* Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmonte/ [ˈmõn̪.t̪e]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -onte
* Syllabification: mon‧te

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin montem.

#### Noun

monte m (plural montes)
* mountain, mount
* hill
    Synonyms: cerro, loma, collado
* forest, wilderness
    Synonyms: bosque, floresta, selva, foresta
* (Mexico) desert
    Synonyms: desierto, peladero
* (Dominican Republic, Mexico, in the singular only) underbrush
    Synonym: maleza
* (Dominican Republic, Mexico, in the singular only) weeds
    Synonym: mala hierba

##### Derived terms

* achira de monte
* árnica del monte
* ayudante de montes
* capote de monte
* caracol de monte
* ceja de monte
* chajorra de monte
* cochino de monte
* corneta de monte
* cuchillo de monte
* echarse al monte
* gallo de monte
* gato de monte
* la cabra siempre tira al monte
* llevar leña al monte
* monito del monte
* monte de piedad
* monte de Venus
* Montenegro
* montero
* montés
* montesino
* montón
* no todo el monte es orégano
* papeleta del monte
* pato de monte
* pava de monte
* pepino de monte
* perejil de monte
* pie de monte
* saltamontes
* siempreviva del monte
* viejo de monte

##### Related terms

* montaña
* montar
* montículo
* montuoso

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

monte
* inflection of montar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “monte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10