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caballero

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Late Latin -āriusnom. Late Latin -arius Late Latin caballārius Old Spanish cavallero Spanish caballerobor. English caballero Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier and chevalier.

  1. borrowed from caballero

Definitions

  1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context

    • Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety.

  2. A Spanish gentleman.

  3. A Spanish line dance.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname from Spanish.

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