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charro

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char⋅ro

[chahr-oh; Sp. chahr-raw]
–noun, plural char⋅ros [chahr-ohz; Sp. chahr-raws] .
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.

Origin:
1925–30; < MexSp; Sp: rustic, countrylike < Basque txar poor, weak
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