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• Cortes
  Cortes

  noun

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

  noun

  Hernando Hernán 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

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

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“Our team is amazing — we came here to win this and we did,” said Cortes, a sophomore who gave up soccer to take up lacrosse.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

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 ● Oct. 12, 2025

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 ● Aug. 23, 2025

Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025

The result was that Cortes captured Montezuma, then went on to conquer Tenochtitlan and the Aztec Empire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Upon that ocean Cortés somehow glimpses Odysseus’ ship—a fusion of time frames that mirrors Mr. Power’s freewheeling, chronology-defying prose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The year 2021 marked the 500th anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlán, the site of modern-day Mexico City and the capital of the Aztec empire, at the hands of Hernán Cortés and his small army.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

“From its tech to its literal abundance of power, this electric pickup truck is fast, capable off-road, and the best-looking in its class,” wrote Gabriel Vega Cortés, editor of vehicle testing.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

"Our study is the first to examine these possible ecological interactions," said Dirley Cortés, lead author and doctoral student in the Department of Biology.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025

His name was Mario Cortés, and he had big green eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall