Cortes

¹ American  

[kawr-tiz, kawr-tes] / ˈkɔr tɪz, ˈkɔr tɛs /

noun

1. (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.

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Cortés ² American  

[kawr-tez, kawr-tes] / kɔrˈtɛz, kɔrˈtɛs /

Or Cortez

noun

1. Hernando Hernán 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

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Cortes ¹ British  

/ ˈkortes, ˈkɔːtɛz /

noun

1. the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal

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Cortés ² British  

/ kɔːˈtɛz, ˈkɔːtɛz, korˈtes /

noun

1. Hernando (ɛrˈnando) or Hernán (ɛrˈnan). 1485–1547, Spanish conquistador: defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1523)

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Etymology

Origin of Cortes

1660–70; < Spanish, plural of corte court

Example Sentences

Susan Cortes, 24, said that while she has never heard of private investments, she is open to learning about them someday.

From The Wall Street Journal

The dubious Cortes becomes Two-Face, while Poison Ivy appears as an enigmatic goddess.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, Nestor Cortes followed up his six shutout innings against the Dodgers last week with a three-inning, three-run clunker that was punctuated with an ejection.

From Los Angeles Times

This time, it was Nestor Cortes who was in cruise control, spinning six scoreless innings while retiring his first 16 batters.

From Los Angeles Times

JP Sears and Nestor Cortes will add depth to a rotation on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times