caballero

American  

[kab-uhl-yair-oh, kab-uh-lair-oh, kah-bah-lye-raw, -ye-] / ˌkæb əlˈyɛər oʊ, ˌkæb əˈlɛər oʊ, ˌkɑ βɑˈlyɛ rɔ, -ˈyɛ- /

noun

plural

caballeros

1. a Spanish gentleman.

2. Southwestern U.S.

   1. a horseman.

   2. a woman's escort or admirer; cavalier.

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caballero British  

/ kaβaˈʎero, ˌkæbəˈljɛərəʊ /

noun

1. a Spanish gentleman

2. a southwestern US word for horseman

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Etymology

Origin of caballero

First recorded in 1740–50; from Spanish: “horseman, knight, gentleman,” from Late Latin caballārius groom; cavalier

Example Sentences

Raiden, un afortunado caballero al que su maestro Bartok nombra heredero, debe desterrar a su mentor para no tener que decapitarlo, según las órdenes del emperador Mott.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2019

A butcher’s daughter named Flaca, with her male cologne and her heartbreaking caballero swagger, cooks and cares for her friends.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2019

That way, she said, “the story of the handsome, dashing caballero figure will continue to be relevant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2016

Always impeccably dressed, in a blazer complete with a pocket square and suspenders, Cordova is as dapper as he is gentlemanly, an authentic caballero of the old school.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2015

I know he’s talking to Papi, who says that after the way Washburn helped with Lucinda, he trusts ese caballero with his life.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez