"charro" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: charros [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish charro (“cowboy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|charro|t=cowboy}} Spanish charro (“cowboy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} charro (plural charros)
  1. A type of Mexican horseman.
    Sense id: en-charro-en-noun-DiAUrSOm
  2. (usually in the plural) Short for charro bean. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, plural-normally Alternative form of: charro bean
    Sense id: en-charro-en-noun-IeGJx3Yf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98

Inflected forms

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