charro

[chahr-oh; Sp. chahr-raw]

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; < Mexican Spanish; Spanish: rustic, countrylike < Basque txar poor, weak
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