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buckaroo
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buck·a·roo also buck·er·oo  (bk-r)
n. pl. buck·a·roos or buck·er·oos
Western U.S. See cowboy.
[Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.]
buckaroo [ˈbʌkəˌruː ˌbʌkəˈruː]
n pl -roos
(Business / Professions) Southwestern US a cowboy
[variant of Spanish vaquero, from vaca cow, from Latin vacca]
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Noun1.buckaroo - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)buckaroo - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
buckeroo, vaquero
cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Translations
buckaroo
n (US inf hum) → Cowboy m
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