gaúcho

See also: gaucho and Gaucho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, probably from a South American indigenous language.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.t͡ʃu/

• Hyphenation: ga‧ú‧cho

Noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. gaucho (cowboy of the South American pampas)
2. native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

   Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense

Derived terms

• gauchinho (diminutive)
• gauchão (augmentative)

Adjective

gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. (relational) gaucho

   Synonym: gauchesco

2. (relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul

   Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈut͡ʃo/ [ɡaˈu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: ga‧ú‧cho

Adjective

gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. of, from or relating to Rio Grande do Sul (state of Brazil)

Noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. native or inhabitant of Rio Grande do Sul (state of Brazil) (male or of unspecified gender)