"caballero" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /kabaˈʝeɾo/, [ka.β̞aˈʝe.ɾo], /kabaˈʝeɾo/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [ka.β̞aˈʝe.ɾo] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /kabaˈʎeɾo/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines), [ka.β̞aˈʎe.ɾo] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines), /kabaˈʃeɾo/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [ka.β̞aˈʃe.ɾo] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /kabaˈʒeɾo/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [ka.β̞aˈʒe.ɾo] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: caballeros [plural], caballera [feminine], caballeras [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɾo Etymology: From Old Spanish cavallero, inherited from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus. Equivalent to caballo + -ero. Cognate with English cavalier. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|cavallero}} Old Spanish cavallero, {{inh|es|LL.|caballārius}} Late Latin caballārius, {{inh|es|la|caballus}} Latin caballus, {{suffix|es|caballo|ero}} caballo + -ero, {{cog|en|cavalier}} English cavalier Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} caballero m (plural caballeros, feminine caballera, feminine plural caballeras)
  1. horseman Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: jinete
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-lf63TbUK Disambiguation of People: 27 20 27 26
  2. knight; cavalier Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-GGbHVGNr Disambiguation of People: 27 20 27 26
  3. gentleman Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: señor
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-YXwGLXuI Disambiguation of People: 27 20 27 26
  4. (especially South America) cowboy Tags: South-America, especially, masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: vaquero, gaucho, charro, huaso
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-bRFzxCTH Disambiguation of People: 27 20 27 26 Categories (other): South American Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ero Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 20 70 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ero: 7 23 9 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dama
Derived forms: caballería, caballeriza, Caballero, caballero andante, caballero de alarde, caballero de conquista, caballero de cuantía, caballero de fortuna, caballero de mohatra, caballero de premia, caballero de trinchera, caballero del hábito, caballero en plaza, caballero gran cruz, caballeros templarios, damas y caballeros, espuela de caballero, poderoso caballero es don dinero

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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