gaucho
[ gou-choh; Spanish gou-chaw ]
/ ˈgaʊ tʃoʊ; Spanish ˈgaʊ tʃɔ /
noun, plural gau·chos [gou-chohz; Spanish gou-chaws] /ˈgaʊ tʃoʊz; Spanish ˈgaʊ tʃɔs/.
a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
gauchos. Also called gaucho pants. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.
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Origin of gaucho
1815–25; < American Spanish < Arawak cachu comrade
Words nearby gaucho
gatún lake, gauche, gaucher's cell, gaucher's disease, gaucherie, gaucho, gaud, gaudeamus igitur, gaudery, gaudier-brzeska, gaudy
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gaucho
/ (ˈɡaʊtʃəʊ) /
noun plural -chos
a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
Word Origin for gaucho
C19: from American Spanish, probably from Quechuan wáhcha orphan, vagabond
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