Cortes

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′tiz; Sp. kôr′tes)


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Cor•tes  (kôr′tiz; Sp. kôr′tes),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Government(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
  • Spanish, plural of corte court
  • 1660–70

Cor•tés  (kôr tez′; Sp. kôr tes′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Her•nan•do  (er nän′dô)USA pronunciation Her•nán  (er nän′),USA pronunciation 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.Also, Cor•tez′. 
'Cortes' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alvarado - Aztec - Puerto Cortés - Tenochtitlán - Tlaxcala

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