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gaucho

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See also: gaúcho and Gaucho

English

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A gaucho.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, of uncertain origin.

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Noun

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gaucho (plural gauchos or gauchoes)

  1. A cowboy of the South American pampas.
  2. (finance, historical) A proposed currency intended to be used by Argentina and Brazil to make interregional payments.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish gaucho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡo.ʃo/, /ɡot.ʃo/, (rare) /ɡa.ut.ʃo/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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gaucho m (plural gauchos)

  1. gaucho (Argentine cowboy)

Etymology 2

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From gauche +‎ -o.

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Noun

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gaucho m (plural gauchos)

  1. (derogatory) leftist, leftie

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish gaucho.

Noun

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gaucho m (plural gaucho)

  1. gaucho

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gaucho gauchoul gaucho gauchoi
genitive-dative gaucho gauchoului gaucho gaucholor
vocative gauchoule gaucholor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin, probably from a South American indigenous language, such as Mapudungun cauchu (vagrant, wanderer), kauču (friend), or Quechua wahcha (vagabond, poor person).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaut͡ʃo/ [ˈɡau̯.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -autʃo
  • Syllabification: gau‧cho

Adjective

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gaucho (feminine gaucha, masculine plural gauchos, feminine plural gauchas)

  1. possessing traditional, especially Argentine, cowboy virtues; noble, valiant, generous
  2. (South America, informal) helpful

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gaucho m (plural gauchos)

  1. (Argentina) cowboy
    Synonyms: charro, huaso, llanero, vaquero

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: gaúcho

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