Cortes

¹

[kawr-tiz, kawr-tes]

noun

1. (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.

Cortés

²

Or Cor·tez

[kawr-tez, kawr-tes]

noun

1. Hernando Hernán 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

Cortes

¹

/ ˈkortes, ˈkɔːtɛz /

noun

1. the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal

Cortés

²

/ kɔːˈtɛz, ˈkɔːtɛz, korˈtes /

noun

1. Hernando (ɛrˈnando) or Hernán (ɛrˈnan). 1485–1547, Spanish conquistador: defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1523)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cortes¹

1660–70; < Spanish, plural of corte court

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cortes¹

C17: from Spanish, literally: courts, plural of corte court, from Latin cohors _cohort

Example Sentences

Then, Nestor Cortes followed up his six shutout innings against the Dodgers last week with a three-inning, three-run clunker that was punctuated with an ejection.

From Los Angeles Times

This time, it was Nestor Cortes who was in cruise control, spinning six scoreless innings while retiring his first 16 batters.

From Los Angeles Times

JP Sears and Nestor Cortes will add depth to a rotation on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times

Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.

From Salon

Gibson hit his homer off future Hall of Fame reliever Dennis Eckersley and the heavily favored Oakland Athletics while Freeman hit his homer off demoted starter Nestor Cortes and the underdog New York Yankees.

From Los Angeles Times