buckaroo (redirected from buckaroos)

buck·a·roo also buck·er·oo  (bk-r)

n. pl. buck·a·roos or buck·er·oos

Western U.S. See cowboy.

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[Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.]

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buckaroo [ˈbʌkəˌruː ˌbʌkəˈruː]

n pl -roos

(Business / Professions) Southwestern US a cowboy

[variant of Spanish vaquero, from vaca cow, from Latin vacca]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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