gaucho

noun
pl. -·chos a cowboy, usually of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry, living on the South American pampas
Origin of gaucho
AmSp, probably of Araucanian origin, originallygaucho

noun
pl. gau·chos- A cowboy of the South American pampas.
- gauchos Calf-length pants with flared legs.
Origin of gaucho
American Spanish probably from Quechua wáhcha poor person, orphan, vagabondgaucho
