monde

world

noun MOHN-deh Rare

Origin: From French monde (world, fashionable society), ultimately from Latin mundus.

Also means

society

Usage Note

Monde is a French borrowing used in Spanish in the phrase beau monde or in journalism and fashion writing to evoke the elegant social world. It is not a standard Castilian word; the native Spanish equivalent is mundo. Its use signals a deliberately francophile or cosmopolitan register and may appear in titles of magazines, cafés, or cultural events.

Examples

"Asistió al monde cultural de la ciudad."

Natural Translation

She attended the cultural world of the city.

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