"buckaroo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbʌkəˈɹu/ Audio: En-au-buckaroo.ogg Forms: buckaroos [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: First attested in 1889. Derived from Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), from Vulgar Latin vaccārius (“cowherder, rancher”); compare Merovingian Late Latin baccalarius (“cowherder serving under a farmer or feudal lord; a youth?”). Akin to vaca (“cow”), from Latin vacca + -ero. Spelling influenced by buck. Cognate to French vacher, etc. Doublet of vaquero. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1889}} 1889, {{etydate|1889}} First attested in 1889, {{der|en|es|vaquero||cowboy}} Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), {{der|en|VL.|vaccārius||cowherder, rancher}} Vulgar Latin vaccārius (“cowherder, rancher”), {{cog|LL.|baccalarius||cowherder serving under a farmer or feudal lord; a youth?}} Late Latin baccalarius (“cowherder serving under a farmer or feudal lord; a youth?”), {{suffix|es||-ero||-er|nocat=1}} + -ero, {{cog|fr|vacher}} French vacher, {{doublet|en|vaquero}} Doublet of vaquero Head templates: {{en-noun}} buckaroo (plural buckaroos)
  1. A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not partake in rodeos.
    Sense id: en-buckaroo-en-noun-J-rdTQ-j
  2. One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage. Categories (topical): Footwear, People
    Sense id: en-buckaroo-en-noun-7NkyEavI Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 62 1 36 0 Disambiguation of People: 17 49 1 32 0
  3. A style of cowboy boot with a high and uniquely tapered heel.
    Sense id: en-buckaroo-en-noun-6uufbHwr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 25 66 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 27 65 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 26 67 2 2
  4. (Western US) A reckless, headstrong person. Tags: US, Western
    Sense id: en-buckaroo-en-noun-JugTtnnX Categories (other): Western US English
  5. (slang) A dollar; a buck. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-buckaroo-en-noun-bLh3pevm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: buckeroo Derived forms: buckarette

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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