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"El monte" is a noun which is often translated as "hill", and "el cerro" is a noun which is also often translated as "hill". Learn more about the difference between "el monte" and "el cerro" below.
el monte(
mohn
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. countryside
Salió a caminar un rato en el monte para despejar la cabeza.She went to walk a while in the countryside to clear her head.
b. bush
Teodoro se fue a la caza de jabalíes en el monte.Teodoro went hunting for wild boar in the bush.
el cerro(
seh
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rroh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (geography)
2. (colloquial) (pile) (Andes)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
