gaúcho
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gaucho,[1] probably from a South American indigenous language.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ga‧ú‧cho
Noun
gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)
- gaucho (cowboy of the South American pampas)
- native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
- Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense
Derived terms
Adjective
gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)
- (relational) gaucho
- Synonym: gauchesco
- (relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
- Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense
References
- ^ “gaúcho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)
- of, from or relating to Rio Grande do Sul (state of Brazil)
Noun
gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)
- native or inhabitant of Rio Grande do Sul (state of Brazil) (male or of unspecified gender)