"vaquero" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vaqueros [plural], vaqueroes [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish vaquero (“cowherd”), from vaca (“cow”). Doublet of buckaroo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|vaquero||cowherd}} Spanish vaquero (“cowherd”), {{m|es|vaca||cow}} vaca (“cow”), {{doublet|en|buckaroo}} Doublet of buckaroo Head templates: {{en-noun|s|vaqueroes}} vaquero (plural vaqueros or vaqueroes)
  1. (Southwestern US) A cowboy; a herdsman. Tags: Southwestern, US Related terms: caballero, charro
    Sense id: en-vaquero-en-noun-xtrPSk8w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Southwestern US English

Inflected forms

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