Monte \Mon"te\, n. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.]

A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Monte \Mon"te\, n. In Spanish America, a wood; forest; timber land; esp., in parts of South America, a comparatively wooden region.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)