Mon"te (mon"tA), n. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.] A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards. © Webster 1913
Mon"te (?), n. In Spanish America, a wood; forest; timber land; esp., in parts of South America, a comparatively wooden region. © Webster 1913
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