Monte Carlo

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Monte Carlo

/ˌmɒn.tiː ˈkɑː.ləʊ̯/ UK, contemporary
/ˌmɔːn.tiː ˈkɑː.ləʊ̯/ UK
/ˌmɔn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/ US
/ˌmɑn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
/ˌmɒn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/ Canada, standard
/ˌmɑn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌmɔn.tiː ˈkɐː.ləʉ̯/ Australia
/ˌmɔn.tiː ˈkɐː.lɐʉ̯/ Australia
/ˌmɒn.tiː ˈkɐː.lɐʉ̯/ New Zealand
/ˌmɔn.ti ˈkaɹ.lo/ Scotland
/ˌmɔn.ʈiː ˈkɑː(ɾ).loː/ India

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Mónte Càrlo (literally “Mount Charles”). Named after Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818–1889).

proper noun

A ward of Monaco, Europe, famous for its casinos. "Why do people go if they invariably lose?" asked the blind man. "My dear fellow, why do they go to Monte Carlo?" was the retort, accompanied by a tolerant shrug.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Monte Carlo method The probability density of the Bayesian posterior was estimated by Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo, with multiple incrementally heated chains.

noun Monte Carlos

A commonly served drink consisting of beer and grenadine.
An informal dance competition, where contestants in one quarter of the floor are eliminated by a randomly drawn card representing the corner.

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name a part of Monaco

Español	Montecarlo
한국어	몬테카를로 Montekareullo
日本語	モンテカルロ Montekaruro
中文	蒙特卡洛 Méngtèkǎluò
Português	Monte Carlo
Français	Monte-Carlo
Deutsch	Monte-Carlo
Italiano	Mónte Càrlo, Móntecàrlo
Русский	Мо̀нте-Ка́рло Mòntɛ-Kárlo

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"Monte Carlo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monte%20carlo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{monte_carlo_2026,
  title = {Monte Carlo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monte%20carlo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}