Hombre
/ˈɒmbɹeɪ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 an informal term for a youth or man wordnet
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.