monte

Definitions


[ˈmɒnti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a game, traditionally associated with confidence tricksters, in which bets are made on which is the queen among three cards lying face downwards

- a Spanish game of chance played with forty-five cards


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: Spanish, literally ‘mountain’, also ‘heap of cards left after dealing’




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