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gau⋅cho

[gou-choh; Sp. gou-chaw]
–noun, plural -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; < AmerSp < Arawak cachu comrade
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gau·cho   (gou'chō)   
n.   pl. gau·chos
  1. A cowboy of the South American pampas.

  2. gauchos Calf-length pants with flared legs.


[American Spanish, probably from Quechua wáhcha, poor person, orphan, vagabond.]
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gaucho [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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Word Origin & History

gaucho 
1824, from Sp., probably from a native S.Amer. language, cf. Araucanian cauchu "wanderer."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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