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gaucho

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gau·cho  (gouch)
n. pl. gau·chos
1. A cowboy of the South American pampas.
2. gauchos Calf-length pants with flared legs.

[American Spanish, probably from Quechua wáhcha, poor person, orphan, vagabond.]

gaucho [ˈgaʊtʃəʊ]
n pl -chos
a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
[from American Spanish, probably from Quechuan wáhcha orphan, vagabond]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampasgaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas
cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Translations
gaucho [ˈgaʊtʃəʊ]
A. ADJgauchesco
B. Ngaucho m
gaucho
nGaucho m


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The Gaucho holds the smallest of the three in his hand, and whirls the other two round and round his head; then, taking aim, sends them like chain shot revolving through the air.
 
 
 
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