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caballero definition

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

noun pl. caballeros -·ros (-ōz; -rō̂s)

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

Etymology: Sp < LL caballarius < L caballus horse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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