cibolero

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cibolero.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsiː.bəˈlɛ.ɹəʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsi.bəˈlɛ.ɹoʊ/
• Hyphenation: cib‧o‧le‧ro

Noun

cibolero (plural ciboleros)

1. (New Mexico, historical) A Spanish colonial (and later Mexican) buffalo hunter from New Mexico.
   • 1855, Thomas Mayne Reid, chapter VIII, in The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico, volume I, David Bogue, page 89:

     When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.

Further reading

• “cibolero”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Spanish

Etymology

From cíbolo (“buffalo”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiboˈleɾo/ [θi.β̞oˈle.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siboˈleɾo/ [si.β̞oˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ci‧bo‧le‧ro

Noun

cibolero m (plural ciboleros)

1. (New Mexico, historical) cibolero