gaucho

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊt͡ʃoʊ/ Rhymes: -aʊtʃəʊ === Noun === gaucho (plural gauchos or gauchoes) A cowboy of the South American pampas. (finance, historical) A proposed currency intended to be used by Argentina and Brazil to make interregional payments. ==== Derived terms ==== gauchos (clothing) gauchesque ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== huaso charro cowboy llanero vaquero === Further reading === gaucho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === guacho == French == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish gaucho. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡo.ʃo/, /ɡot.ʃo/, (rare) /ɡa.ut.ʃo/ ==== Noun ==== gaucho m (plural gauchos) gaucho (Argentine cowboy) === Etymology 2 === From gauche +‎ -o. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡo.ʃo/ ==== Noun ==== gaucho m (plural gauchos) (derogatory) leftist, leftie === Further reading === “gaucho”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish gaucho. === Noun === gaucho m (plural gaucho) gaucho ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Of unknown origin, probably from a South American indigenous language, such as Mapudungun cauchu (“vagrant, wanderer”), kauču (“friend”), or Quechua wahcha (“vagabond, poor person”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaut͡ʃo/ [ˈɡau̯.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -autʃo Syllabification: gau‧cho === Adjective === gaucho (feminine gaucha, masculine plural gauchos, feminine plural gauchas) (Rioplatense) possessing traditional, especially Argentine, cowboy virtues; noble, valiant, generous (South America, informal) helpful === Noun === gaucho m (plural gauchos) (Paraguay, Rioplatense) cowboy Synonyms: charro, huaso, llanero, vaquero ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: gaúcho === Further reading === “gaucho”, 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 gaucho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es