caballero

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier.

Noun

caballero (plural caballeros or caballeroes)

  1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
    • 2007 January 26, Roberta Smith, “Outside In”, in New York Times‎:
      Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety.
  2. A Spanish gentleman.
  3. A Spanish line dance.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus. Equivalent to caballo +‎ -ero. Cognate with English cavalier.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaˈʝeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kabaˈʎeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaˈʃeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaˈʒeɾo/

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧ro

Noun

caballero m (plural caballeros, feminine caballera, feminine plural caballeras)

  1. horseman
    Synonym: jinete
  2. knight; cavalier
  3. gentleman
    Synonym: señor
  4. (especially South America) cowboy
    Synonyms: vaquero, (Argentina) gaucho, (Mexico) charro, (Chile) huaso

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: cavalheiro

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