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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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