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gaucho definition

gau·cho (go̵u′c̸hō)

noun pl. gauchos -·chos

a cowboy, usually of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry, living on the South American pampas

Etymology: AmSp, prob. of Araucanian orig.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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