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montero

[ mon-tair-oh; Spanish mawn-te-raw ]

noun

, plural mon·te·ros [mon-, tair, -ohz, mawn-, te, -, r, aws].
  1. a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.


montero

/ mɒnˈtɛərəʊ; monˈtero /

noun

  1. a round cap with a flap at the back worn by hunters, esp in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of montero1

1615–25; < Spanish, special use of montero huntsman, literally, mountaineer, equivalent to monte mount 2 + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of montero1

C17: from Spanish, literally: mountaineer
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Example Sentences

But the evidence against Montero and Mata seemed like a slam-dunk.

But the conflicting versions of the situation, published severally by Jaramillo and Montero, sorely puzzled the natives.

The rebels made two unsuccessful assaults, and in the second attack General Montero was mortally wounded by a rifle-shot.

Montero-cap, a horseman's scarlet cap of fine Spanish cloth trimmed with fur.

In the country, among the Montero class, this custom also extends to the white children.

The Montero inherits all the love of his Moorish ancestors for the horse, and never stirs abroad except upon his back.

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