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vaquero

noun
/vɑˈkɛɹoʊ/

Etymology

From Spanish vaquero (“cowherd”), from vaca (“cow”). Doublet of buckaroo.

  1. borrowed from vaquero

Definitions

  1. A cowboy

    A cowboy; a herdsman.

    • A day or two before a number of vaqueroes set out for the Santa Cruz Mountains and lassoed a very big grizzly.
    • Of course the vaqueros do not help: because of his weight and his high voice they call him Don Castrado behind his back.

  2. A surname from Spanish.

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