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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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noun. hom· bre ˈäm-brā. ˈəm-, 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 …
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. (adult male) a. man. Había dos hombres y tres mujeres en la cola. There were two men and three women in line. 2. (human species) a. man. Cuando el hombre llegó al continente, alteró el ecosistema.When man reached the continent, he disturbed the ecosystem. b. mankind.
noun [ C ] mainly US us / ˈɑːm.breɪ / uk / ˈɒm.breɪ / Add to word list. 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.
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 ).
noun. [ masculine ] / 'ombɾe/ Add to word list. zoology (en antropología) ser vivo racional perteneciente a la raza humana, de cuerpo erguido, que posee inteligencia racional y lenguaje articulado. man , mankind. El hombre ha modificado el medio ambiente. Man has changed the environment. El hombre ha hecho grandes inventos.
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.
