"hombre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒmbɹeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-bɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑmbɹeɪ/ [General-American], /ˈʌmbɹeɪ/ [General-American], /-bɹi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-hombre.ogg , en-au-hombre.ogg Forms: hombres [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒmbɹeɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish hombre (“man; human being”), from Old Spanish omne, from Latin hominem, accusative of homō (“a human being, a person”), from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic *hemō (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”), from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|hombre||man; human being}} Spanish hombre (“man; human being”), {{der|en|osp|omne}} Old Spanish omne, {{der|en|la|hominem}} Latin hominem, {{der|en|itc-ola|hemō}} Old Latin hemō, {{der|en|itc-pro|*hemō||man}} Proto-Italic *hemō (“man”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰmṓ||earthling}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hombre (plural hombres)
  1. (chiefly US, in Spanish-speaking contexts, slang) A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Male
    Sense id: en-hombre-en-noun-cMl-4~~p Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 7 18 23 28 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 8 15 20 24 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 0 10

Inflected forms

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