Gaucho
[ˈɡaʊ.tʃoʊ]Meaning
A skilled South American horseman, especially in Argentina and Uruguay.
Background Story
The word is Spanish gaucho and Portuguese gaúcho. The Diccionario de la lengua española defines a gaucho in its historical sense as a mestizo who inhabited Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries, a migratory horseman adept in cattle work. In Argentina and Uruguay today it can refer to any country person experienced in traditional livestock farming, and in Brazil gaúcho also means a citizen of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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