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hombre

1

[ om-ber ]

noun

Cards.


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

/ ˈ³óÉ’³¾²úÉ™ /

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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51³Ô¹Ï 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 ³ó´Ç³¾Å “m²¹²Ôâ€; Homo
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of hombre1

C19: from Spanish: man
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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.â€

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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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“No sólo de pan vive el hombre,†says an elderly priest reading to the congregation, quoting a verse from the New Testament.

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The moment is charged with the real-world demonization of boys who look like him — the “bad hombres†disproportionately killed by police and deported.

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