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gaucho
[ gou-choh; Spanish gou-chaw ]
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 /
noun
- a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gaucho1
First recorded in 1815–25; from South American Spanish, from Arawak cachu “comrade”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gaucho1
C19: from American Spanish, probably from Quechuan wáhcha orphan, vagabond
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Example Sentences
The eye of the gaucho flashed at the insult; he applied his finger to the trigger, and the charge flew.
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While we were proceeding, I related to the gaucho my life and adventures, as far as I thought necessary he should know.
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"All," answered the gaucho, with his eye fixed on the pieces of gold that Tyro amused himself by chinking in his hand.
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The landscape was in Gaucho days the same for hundreds of miles.
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The gaucho remounted his horse, and set off; he soon disappeared in the darkness.
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