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hombre

1

[om-ber]

noun

Cards.
  1. omber.



hombre

2

[om-brey, -bree]

noun

  1. a man; fellow; guy.

    That sheriff is a mean hombre.

hombre

1

/ -brɪ, ˈɒmbreɪ /

noun

  1. a slang word for man

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hombre

2

/ ˈɒə /

noun

  1. a variant of ombre

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hombre1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish, by dissimilation and intrusion of b, from unattested Vulgar Latin omne, for Latin hominem, accusative of dzō “m”; Homo
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hombre1

C19: from Spanish: man
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Example Sentences

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A bad hombre tried to go after a white American.

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Load up those rockets with political enemies, lying news media, the bad hombres and lunatic judges.

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So it’s not just hubristic hombres who fell under the Trump spell of a better economy and an end to wokeness — it’s solipsistic señoritas as well.

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“Yes, she was an academic and a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn. But she was a little bit of a street hombre.”

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Immigrants from South and Central American have been labeled “animals,” “MS-13” or “bad hombres” by politicians who seek office through hateful speech rather than substantive policy.

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