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

caballeros plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• caballeros
  plural

Etymology

Origin of caballero

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

Example Sentences

He was a great CABALLERO, who lived here some years ago.

From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)