caballero

See also: Caballero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier and chevalier.

Noun

caballero (plural caballeros or caballeroes)

  1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
    • 2007 January 26, Roberta Smith, “Outside In”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety.
  2. A Spanish gentleman.
  3. A Spanish line dance.

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish cavallero, inherited from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus. Equivalent to caballo +‎ -ero. Cognate with English cavalier.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʝeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʝe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʎeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʃeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʒeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧ro

Noun

caballero m (plural caballeros, feminine caballera, feminine plural caballeras)

  1. horseman
    Synonym: jinete
  2. knight; cavalier
  3. gentleman
    Synonym: señor
  4. (especially South America) cowboy
    Synonyms: vaquero, (Argentina) gaucho, (Mexico) charro, (Chile) huaso

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: cavalheiro

See also

Further reading

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