name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
vaquero
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/vɑˈkɛɹoʊ/
noun
Meaning 2
A cowboy; a herdsman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southwestern, US
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noun
Meaning 3
local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buckaroo, buckeroo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Vaquero, from vaquero (“herdsman”).
From Spanish vaquero (“cowherd”), from vaca (“cow”). Doublet of buckaroo.