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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

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Example Sentences

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Cortes borrowed about $54,000 in federal student loans to attend ITT Technical Institute, which is now closed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Cortes had offered minimal help in his first three Padres outings, giving up seven runs in 15 innings while averaging barely 90 mph with his fastball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025

Gutierrez Saragon recounted in Spanish how she was duped by her notario, whom she and an attorney she found to help unravel the scheme identified as Fidel Marquez Cortes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

The Franciscans’ mission had begun with a request by Cortes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“Look at that—they load up tons of provisions,” Cortés said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

In 1519, Cortés landed in Tabasco, where his forces crushed Maya resistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

He had a biography of Cortés; a translation of Gregory of Tours; a study of Victorian murderesses, put out by the Harvard University Press.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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