vaquero
pronunciation
How to pronounce vaquero in British English: UK [vɑ:'kerəʊ]
How to pronounce vaquero in American English: US [vɑ'kerə]
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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
- vaquero (n.)
- 1826, from Spanish, literally "cowboy," from vaca "cow," from Latin vacca (see vaccination).