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# hombre

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

«hombre» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Spanish) Hombre means man in Spanish; it is not really an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#m1)
2. (US slang) A man, a guy, especially a tough one in cowboy films: a tough hombre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#x1)
- The sheriff said he was one tough hombre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#x2)
- In Spanish class we learnt hombre and mujer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#x3)
- Hey hombre, how's it going? (slang) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#x4)
- The cowboy film had a mysterious hombre riding into town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#x5)
- Hombre sounds like OM-bray; the h is silent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hombre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hombre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hombre.html) on Mova free.