montero

American  

[mon-tair-oh, mawn-te-raw] / mɒnˈtɛər oʊ, mɔnˈtɛ rɔ /

noun

plural

monteros

1. a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.

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montero British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of montero

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

Example Sentences

Now we passed by the house of the montero, or sporting peasant.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

Every little town had its cock-pit and every montero or guajiro sacrificed his wages to taste the excitement of that spectacle.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

The picaro Guzman wore one; and as montero is the Spanish word for huntsman, Head may have obtained the word from that special scamp, Guzman, whose life was published in 1633.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

Attired in a tight-fitting brown frieze jerkin with stone buttons, and purple hose, his head was covered with a montero cap, with a cock's feather stuck in it.

From The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison

His hat was like a helmet, or Spanish montero; and his locks curled below it decently; they were of colour brown.

From Ideal Commonwealths by More, Thomas, Sir, Saint