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vaquero definition

☆ va·quero (vä ker′ō)

noun pl. vaqueros -·ros

Southwest a man who herds cattle; cowboy

Etymology: Sp < vaca, cow < L vacca

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