buckaroo
pronunciation
How to pronounce buckaroo in British English: UK [bʌ'kəru:]
How to pronounce buckaroo in American English: US [bʌ'kəru]
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- Noun:
- local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
Word Origin
- buckaroo (n.)
- 1889, American English, from bakhara (1827), from Spanish vaquero "cowboy," from vaca "cow," from Latin vacca (see vaccination). Spelling altered by influence of buck (n.1).
Example
- 1. I 'm your buckaroo , I wanna be like you .
- 2. Bill was the world 's greatest buckaroo .