"caballero" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caballeros [plural], caballeroes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin caballārius Old Spanish cavallero Spanish caballerobor. English caballero Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier and chevalier. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|es:caballero|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin caballārius Old Spanish cavallero Spanish caballerobor. English caballero [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "horse", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "horse", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*kaballos", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "caballus", "gloss" : "horse", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "caballārius", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "cavallero", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "caballero", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caballero", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="caballero">, {{bor|en|es|caballero}} Spanish caballero, {{doublet|en|cavalier|chevalier}} Doublet of cavalier and chevalier Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} caballero (plural caballeros or caballeroes)
  1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
    Sense id: en-caballero-en-noun-PbUMZ7vA
  2. A Spanish gentleman.
    Sense id: en-caballero-en-noun-G12MJFxK Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 20 38 1 3 2 32
  3. A Spanish line dance.
    Sense id: en-caballero-en-noun-nSQNwvSi Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 13 33 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 34 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 35 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 23 44 2 5 2 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 20 38 1 3 2 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 25 48 1 2 1 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 30 58 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 23 45 2 5 2 19

Inflected forms

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