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

He was in his shirt-sleeves, and wore a montero cap; his features were handsome but they were those of a demon.

From The Pocket George Borrow by Thomas, Edward

Accordingly I mounted a spirited little horse, and with a montero guide, turned my face once more towards the “ever faithful city of Havana.”

From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz

The crew were wooden posts, dressed up with swords, muskets, bandoliers, and hats or montero caps.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

There were three peasants with red montero caps loading the barrels, and they had completed one waggon and the lower tier of the other.

From The Adventures of Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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