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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 [gow-choh]
Noun
pl -chos a cowboy of the South American pampas [American Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gauchogaucho - 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


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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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