charro

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish charro (“cowboy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑɹoʊ/ === Noun === charro (plural charros) A type of Mexican horseman. (usually in the plural) Short for charro bean === Anagrams === orrach == Asturian == === Verb === charro first-person singular present indicative of charrar == Galician == === Etymology === Unknown. Attested in Galician since circa 1539, earlier than in other Iberian languages, and glossed in Spanish as if the word was then unknown in that language; so, the Basque proposed etymology is unlikely. Compare Asturian charru. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaro/ [ˈt͡ʃa.rʊ] Rhymes: -aro Hyphenation: cha‧rro === Adjective === charro (feminine charra, masculine plural charros, feminine plural charras) simple, unintelligent, silly gaudy, tasteless === Noun === charro m (plural charros) (linguistics) transitional dialect in between Galician and Asturian, in some regions of León ==== Derived terms ==== charrúa === Further reading === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “charro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “charro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “charro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “charro”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === charo === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish charro, from Basque txar. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʁu Hyphenation: char‧ro === Adjective === charro (feminine charra, masculine plural charros, feminine plural charras, comparable) rude; rough === Noun === charro m (plural charros) (Portugal, colloquial) joint, a cigarette containing cannabis Synonyms: (Portugal) paiva, (Brazil) baseado, (Brazil) beque, (Portugal) ganza, (Portugal) pica, (Portugal) porro Queres fumar um charro? ― Do you want to smoke a joint? === References === === Further reading === “charro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Basque txar (“defective, weak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaro/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ro] Rhymes: -aro Syllabification: cha‧rro === Adjective === charro (feminine charra, masculine plural charros, feminine plural charras) coarse, vulgar Synonym: chabacano rustic Synonym: aldeano (slang, Texas) ellipsis of frijoles a la charra: pinto or pink beans boiled with condiments but otherwise plain and simple of, from or relating to the city of Salamanca or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain Synonyms: salamanquino, salmantino ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: charro === Noun === charro m (plural charros, feminine charra, feminine plural charras) one who is rustic or coarse Synonym: pueblerino native or inhabitant of the city of Salamanca or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain (usually male) Synonyms: salamanquino, salmantino (Mexico) a traditional postindependence Mexican horseman === Interjection === ¡charro! (El Salvador) Used to warn to keep silence, be careful or discreet. Synonym: charros === Further reading === “charro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “charro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “charro”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “charro”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA