buck·a·roo also buck·er·oo  (bŭk'ə-rōō')  n. pl. buck·a·roos or buck·er·oos Western U.S. See cowboy. [Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck1) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.] |
| buck·er·oo (bŭk'ə-rōō') n. Western U.S. Variant of buckaroo. |
| buckeroo | |
noun | |
| local names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California) [syn: vaquero] |