cibolero
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cibolero
Noun
cibolero (plural ciboleros)
- A Spanish colonial, or Mexican, buffalo hunter in New Mexico.
- 1855, Mayne Reid, The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico, page 89:
- When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.
Spanish
Etymology
From cíbolo (“buffalo”) + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiboˈleɾo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siboˈleɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ci‧bo‧le‧ro
Noun
cibolero m (plural ciboleros)
References
- Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN