hombre

«hombre» in Mova's school dictionary: not really an English word — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an hombre, hombres) — Spanish word used in US slang

meaning for a pupil

1) (Spanish) Hombre means man in Spanish; it is not really an English word. tree →

2) (US slang) A man, a guy, especially a tough one in cowboy films: a tough hombre. tree →

sense in the lessons

Heard in westerns and US slang, and when people speak Spanish. Phrases: tough hombre, bad hombre.

examples

• Hombre means man in Spanish. tree →
• The sheriff said he was one tough hombre. tree →
• In Spanish class we learnt hombre and mujer. tree →
• Hey hombre, how's it going? (slang) tree →
• The cowboy film had a mysterious hombre riding into town. tree →
• Hombre sounds like OM-bray; the h is silent. tree →

note

Spanish word: the h is silent, say OM-bray. Slang and informal in English. Plural hombres.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hombre» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.