hom|bre

hom|bre
hom|bre1 «OM buhr», noun.
= omber. (Cf.omber)
hom|bre2 «M bray, UHM bree», noun.
1. Southwestern U.S. man.
2. U.S. Slang. a robust fellow; he-man, especially a character in a Western.
[< Spanish hombre man]

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