DictionaryRoot: homo
Latin

homo

man, person

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A single older man in practical Western ranch clothing stands casually beside a simple fence, giving a friendly hat-tip.
noun

hombre

AHM-bray/ˈɑːmbreɪ/

A man or fellow, especially in a Spanish-speaking or Western setting.

Etymology

Latin homo meant a man or person. Hombre preserves that basic meaning, while its adoption from Spanish gives the English word its distinctive Spanish or western flavor.

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