Cortes
[ kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes ]
/ ˈkɔr tɪz; Spanish ˈkɔr tɛs /
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noun
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
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Origin of Cortes
1660–70; <Spanish, plural of cortecourt
Words nearby Cortes
cortadito, Cortázar, Cortef, cortege, Cortelyou, Cortes, Cortés, Hernando, cortex, cortex of ovary, Corti, cortic-
Definition for Cortes (2 of 2)
Cortés
or Cor·tez
[ kawr-tez; Spanish kawr-tes ]
/ kɔrˈtɛz; Spanish kɔrˈtɛs /
noun
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
the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal
Word Origin for Cortes
C17: from Spanish, literally: courts, plural of corte court, from Latin cohors cohort
British Dictionary definitions for Cortes (2 of 2)
Cortés
Cortez (kɔːˈtɛz)
/ (ˈkɔːtɛz, Spanish korˈtes) /
noun
Hernando (ɛrˈnando) or Hernán (ɛrˈnan). 1485–1547, Spanish conquistador: defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1523)
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