hombre
hombre Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A man or fellow, especially one considered tough, rugged, or of Hispanic origin (used informally).
"The old rancher was a tough hombre who had spent forty years working the open range."
An historical trick-taking card game for three players using a forty-card deck, popular in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries; ombre.
"In the 18th century, aristocrats often passed their evenings playing hombre in the drawing room."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'hombre' (pronounced OM-bray, meaning a man) with 'ombré' (pronounced om-BRAY, referring to a color gradient shading from light to dark).
• Rhymes for hombre
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-19th century from Spanish 'hombre' ('man'), which evolved from the Latin accusative 'hominem' (nominative 'homo', meaning 'human being' or 'man').
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