Definitions for caballeroˌkæb əlˈyɛər oʊ, -əˈlɛər oʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ca•bal•le•roˌkæb əlˈyɛər oʊ, -əˈlɛər oʊ(n.)(pl.)-ros.

  1. a Spanish gentleman.

  2. Southwestern U.S. a horseman. a woman's escort; cavalier.

    Category: Dialect

Origin of caballero:

1740–50; < Sp < LL caballārius groom; see cavalier

Wiktionary

  1. caballero(Noun)

    A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context


Translations for caballero

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

gentleman(noun)

a polite word for a man

Two gentlemen arrived this morning.

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