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gaucho

[ gou-choh; Spanish gou-chaw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural gau·chos [gou, -chohz, gou, -chaws].

a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry.
gauchos. Also called gaucho pants. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.

gaucho

/ ˈɡaʊtʃəʊ /

a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent

Origin of gaucho¹

First recorded in 1815–25; from South American Spanish, from Arawak cachu “comrade”

Origin of gaucho¹

C19: from American Spanish, probably from Quechuan wáhcha orphan, vagabond

Be on the lookout for old gaucho camps as you make your way to General Carrera Lake, which at 1,923 feet is the 11th deepest in the world.

The eye of the gaucho flashed at the insult; he applied his finger to the trigger, and the charge flew.

While we were proceeding, I related to the gaucho my life and adventures, as far as I thought necessary he should know.

"All," answered the gaucho, with his eye fixed on the pieces of gold that Tyro amused himself by chinking in his hand.

The landscape was in Gaucho days the same for hundreds of miles.

The gaucho remounted his horse, and set off; he soon disappeared in the darkness.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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