montera

noun

mon·​te·​ra

män‧ˈterə

plural -s

: a cloth cap or hat

specifically : the soft black bicorne hat worn by bullfighters

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from montero hunter, from monte mountain, forested region + -ero (from Latin -arius -ary)

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