caballero

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(kab′ə ler′ō, -əl yer′ō; Sp kä′bä lye′rō̂)

noun pl. caballeros

  1. a Spanish gentleman, cavalier, or knight
  2. ☆ Southwest
    1. a horseman
    2. a lady's escort

Origin: Sp < LL caballarius < L caballus horse

See caballero in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cab·al·le·ros
  1. A Spanish gentleman; a cavalier.
  2. A man who is skilled in riding and managing horses; a horseman.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Late Latin caballārius, horse groom

Origin: , from Latin caballus, horse

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