vaquero

pronunciation

How to pronounce vaquero in British English: UK [vɑ:'kerəʊ]word uk audio image

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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).