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noun
- 1. a man, especially one of a particular type: informal North American "the Raiders quarterback is one tough hombre"
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ˈōm- -ˌbrē. plural hombres. Synonyms of hombre. informal. : guy entry 1 sense 1a, fellow sense 4c. Back in the days of the Wild West, when every gunslinger tried to make his reputation by outdrawing the baddest hombre in town … Bob Greene. Here we have four hombres who have been rocking and rolling for a long time … Greg Sandow.
Hombre means man in Spanish, both as a noun and an interjection. Learn how to use it in different contexts, phrases, and regions with examples and audio pronunciations.
a man, especially one who is strong or violent: He has a fast-growing reputation as one of the fiercest, toughest hombres in the emerging world of mixed martial arts. (Definition of hombre from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hombre. hombre.
a man, especially one who is strong or violent: He has a fast-growing reputation as one of the fiercest, toughest hombres in the emerging world of mixed martial arts. (Definition of hombre from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hombre. hombre.
1. / ˈhɒmbə / noun. a variant of ombre. hombre. 2. / -brɪ; ˈɒmbreɪ / noun. a slang word for man. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of hombre 1. First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish, by dissimilation and intrusion of b, from unattested Vulgar Latin omne, for Latin hominem, accusative of homō “man”; Homo. Discover More.
In Spanish, hombre means "man." During the 17th century it became a North American slang term for a man of Mexican descent. Later, the word was used more broadly to mean "fellow" or "guy," becoming especially popular during the heyday of Hollywood westerns (one of which was actually titled Hombre ).
Definition of hombre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
