monte Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
    three-card monte; four-card monte.

WordNet

Mon"te noun
Etymology
Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.
Definitions
  1. A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.

Webster 1913