hombre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish hombre (“man; human being”). Doublet of gome, homo, ombre, and omi. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒmbɹeɪ/, /-bɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑmbɹeɪ/, /ˈʌmbɹeɪ/, /-bɹi/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒmbɹeɪ Hyphenation: hom‧bre === Noun === hombre (plural hombres) (chiefly US, in Spanish-speaking contexts, slang) A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man. === Further reading === hombre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Aragonese == === Alternative forms === home === Etymology === From Old Navarro-Aragonese hombre~home, from Latin hominem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈombɾe/ Syllabification: hom‧bre Rhymes: -ombɾe === Noun === hombre m (plural hombres) man a 17th-century Spanish card game (c. 1650-1660), usually played by three persons with a pack of 40 cards. the lone player in this game undertaking to win the pool against two defenders. === References === “hombre”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̃bʁ/ Homophones: hombres, ombre, ombres, ombrent === Noun === hombre m (plural hombres) a kind of card game from Spain ==== Descendants ==== → English: ombre === Further reading === “hombre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old Navarro-Aragonese == === Alternative forms === ombre, ome, omme, homme uamne (11th century, Glosas Emilianenses) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin hominem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈombɾe/ === Noun === hombre m (plural hombres) man ==== Descendants ==== Aragonese: ombre === References === === Further reading === Nagore Laín, Francho (2021), Vocabulario de la crónica de San Juan de la Peña (versión aragonesa, s. XIV), Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, page 268 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === honbre, ombre, onbre (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish omne, from Latin hominem, homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). The Old Spanish form omne was first dissimilated to omre and then a gliding sound -b- arose before the -r-. Compare the same development in hembra, nombre, hambre and costumbre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈombɾe/ [ˈõm.bɾe] Rhymes: -ombɾe Syllabification: hom‧bre === Noun === hombre m (plural hombres) man, (adult male human) Synonyms: caballero, señor Antonym: mujer Sé (un) hombre! ― Man up! man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind Synonym: ser humano (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina) Synonyms: humano, persona (colloquial) husband Synonym: marido (gay slang) top Synonym: activo ombre (Spanish card game) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: hombre → English: hombre → French: hombre→ English: ombre → Papiamentu: hòmber === Interjection === ¡hombre! man! hey! oh, come on! === Further reading === “hombre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025