montero

[ mon-tair-oh; Spanish mawn-te-raw ]

noun

, plural mon·te·ros [mon-, tair, -ohz, mawn-, te, -, r, aws].

1. a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.

montero

/ mɒnˈtɛərəʊ; monˈtero /

noun

1. a round cap with a flap at the back worn by hunters, esp in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries

Word History and Origins

Origin of montero¹

1615–25; < Spanish, special use of montero huntsman, literally, mountaineer, equivalent to monte mount ² + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of montero¹

C17: from Spanish, literally: mountaineer

Example Sentences

But the evidence against Montero and Mata seemed like a slam-dunk.

From The Daily Beast

But the conflicting versions of the situation, published severally by Jaramillo and Montero, sorely puzzled the natives.

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The rebels made two unsuccessful assaults, and in the second attack General Montero was mortally wounded by a rifle-shot.

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Montero-cap, a horseman's scarlet cap of fine Spanish cloth trimmed with fur.

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In the country, among the Montero class, this custom also extends to the white children.

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The Montero inherits all the love of his Moorish ancestors for the horse, and never stirs abroad except upon his back.

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