Cortes

[ kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes ]

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

Origin of Cortes

1
1660–70; <Spanish, plural of cortecourt

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Cortés

or Cor·tez

[ kawr-tez; Spanish kawr-tes ]

noun
  1. Her·nan·do [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ Her·nán [er-nahn], /ɛrˈnɑn/, 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

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British Dictionary definitions for Cortes (1 of 2)

Cortes

/ (ˈkɔːtɛz, Spanish ˈkortes) /


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

Origin of Cortes

1
C17: from Spanish, literally: courts, plural of corte court, from Latin cohors cohort

British Dictionary definitions for Cortés (2 of 2)

Cortés

Cortez (kɔːˈtɛz)

/ (ˈkɔːtɛz, Spanish korˈtes) /


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

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