gaucho

[gou-choh; Sp. gou-chaw] Origin

gau·cho

[gou-choh; Sp. gou-chaw]
noun, plural gau·chos [-chohz; Sp. -chaws] .
1.
a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
2.
gauchos. Also called gaucho pants. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.

Origin:
1815–25; < American Spanish < Arawak cachu comrade
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Gaucho is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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gaucho (ˈɡaʊtʃəʊ)
 
n , pl -chos
a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
 
[C19: from American Spanish, probably from Quechuan wáhcha orphan, vagabond]

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gaucho
1824, from Sp., probably from a native S.Amer. language, cf. Araucanian cauchu "wanderer."
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gaucho definition

[ˈgɑʊtʃo]
  1. tv. & in.
    to expose the buttocks (at someone), usually through a car window; to moon. : Victor gauchoed the cops as they went by.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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