[gou-choh; Sp. gou-chaw] 
[-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. |
| gau·cho (gou'chō) n. pl. gau·chos
[American Spanish, probably from Quechua wáhcha, poor person, orphan, vagabond.] |