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monte

1 American  
[mon-tee] / ˈmɒn ti /

noun

Cards.

  1. Also called monte bank.  a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.

  2. three-card monte.

Monte 2 American  
[mon-tee] / ˈmɒn ti /

noun

  1. a male given name.

monte British  
/ ˈmɒntɪ /

noun

  1. a gambling card game of Spanish origin

  2. informal a certainty

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Etymology

Origin of monte

1815–25; < Spanish: mountain, hence, heap (of cards); mount 2

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