gaucho
Americannoun
plural
gauchos-
a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry.
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Also called gaucho pants. gauchos. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gaucho
First recorded in 1815–25; from South American Spanish, from Arawak cachu “comrade”
Vocabulary lists containing gaucho
South America - Middle School
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South America - Introductory
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South America - High School
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Example Sentences
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Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture, and some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023
One gaucho with a faded pink beret and a scar over a missing eye shrugged.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022
On Thursday, Dudamel presented the full ballet score that follows the day in the life of a gaucho out to prove himself and win his love.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2022
It was brought to Argentina's sprawling plains, or pampas, by British immigrants in the late 1800s, where it found a home alongside the South American country's iconic gaucho cowboys.
From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022
The gaucho once mounted, where will he go and how will he pass the day?
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by Spears, John R.
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