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hombre

hom·bre
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [om-ber]
    • /ˈɒm bər/
    • /ˈɒm.breɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [om-ber]
    • /ˈɒm bər/

Definitions of hombre word

  • noun hombre a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards. 1
  • noun hombre the player undertaking to win the pool in this game. 1
  • noun hombre A man, especially one of a particular type. 1
  • noun hombre man 1
  • noun hombre a man; fellow 0
  • noun hombre omber 0

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Origin of hombre

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Spanish, by dissimilation and intrusion of b < Vulgar Latin *omne, for Latin hominem, accusative of homō man, Homo

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Parts of speech for Hombre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hombre popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hombre usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hombre

noun hombre

  • fellow — a man or boy: a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.
  • ombre — a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
  • man — Unix manual page

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