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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.

Cortés 2 American  
[kawr-tez, kawr-tes] / kɔrˈtɛz, kɔrˈtɛs /
Or Cortez

noun

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

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

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