vaquero

va·que·ro

V0026700 (vä-kâr′ō)n. pl. va·que·ros Chiefly Texas See cowboy.

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[Spanish, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.]

vaquero

(vəˈkɛərəʊ) n, pl -rosdialect Southwestern US a cowboy

va•que•ro

(vɑˈkɛər oʊ)

n., pl. -ros. Southwestern U.S. a cowboy or herdsman. [1790–1800; < Sp, =vac(a) cow (< Latin vacca) + -ero]

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vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)buckaroo, buckeroocowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback