noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man. US, slang

   "[W]e're glad to learn that the Yankee bullet has not quite stopped your breath. You're all right, hombre!"

2. 2
   an informal term for a youth or man wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bozocatgentlemanguyguyhe

Example

More examples

"[W]e're glad to learn that the Yankee bullet has not quite stopped your breath. You're all right, hombre!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hombre (“man; human being”). Doublet of gome, homo, ombre, and omi.

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