Definitions for vaquerovɑˈkɛər oʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

va•que•rovɑˈkɛər oʊ(n.)(pl.)-ros.

  1. Southwestern U.S.a cowboy or herdsman.

    Category: Dialect, Foreign Term

Origin of vaquero:

1790–1800; < Sp, =vac(a) cow (< L vacca) +-ero

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vaquero, buckaroo, buckeroo(noun)

    local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vaquero(noun)

    one who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman


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