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gaucho

[ gou-choh; Spanish gou-chaw ]

noun

plural gauchos
  1. a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry.
  2. gauchos. Also called gaucho pants. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.


gaucho

/ ˈɡ²¹ÊŠ³Ùʃəʊ /

noun

  1. a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gaucho1

First recorded in 1815–25; from South American Spanish, from Arawak cachu “c´Ç³¾°ù²¹»å±ðâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gaucho1

C19: from American Spanish, probably from Quechuan ·Éá³ó³¦³ó²¹ orphan, vagabond
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Cattle and ranching are synonymous with the culture and romance of the gauchos—the cowboys of southern Brazil—as legendary as their counterparts in the American West and known for skewered barbecued steak called churrasco.

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People driving by his sanctuary honk their car horns, shouting “¡Viva el gaucho!â€

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Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture; some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion.

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Both nations cherish gaucho or cowboy culture, and some people worship soccer as a quasi-religion.

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And it might be easier to achieve than the idea recently mooted by the Argentine and Brazilian presidents - a common currency for the two countries, possibly to be called the "sur" or even the "gaucho".

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