vaquero

noun

local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

Roots

vaccavaqu- · Latin · cow arius-ero · Latin · agent, one who works with

Synonyms for vaquero

buckaroon cowboyn cowhandn cowgirln cowpunchern cattlemann cowmann gauchon caballero cowherdn roughridern

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Where does vaquero come from?

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