"caballero" meaning in Spanish

See caballero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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, Paraguay, Philippines), [ka.β̞aˈʎe.ɾo] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, 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 Synonyms: jinete
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-lf63TbUK
  2. knight; cavalier Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-GGbHVGNr
  3. gentleman Tags: masculine Synonyms: señor
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-YXwGLXuI
  4. (especially South America) cowboy Tags: South-America, especially, masculine Synonyms: vaquero, gaucho, charro, huaso
    Sense id: en-caballero-es-noun-bRFzxCTH Categories (other): South American Spanish, Pages with 2 entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ero Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 20 38 1 3 2 32 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 23 63 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ero: 7 23 9 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dama
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 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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