English edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish cibolero

Noun edit

cibolero (plural ciboleros)

  1. A Spanish colonial, or Mexican, buffalo hunter in New Mexico.
    • 1855, Mayne Reid, The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico, page 89:
      When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.

Spanish edit

 cibolero on Spanish Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From cíbolo (buffalo) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiboˈleɾo/ [θi.β̞oˈle.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siboˈleɾo/ [si.β̞oˈle.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ci‧bo‧le‧ro

Noun edit

cibolero m (plural ciboleros)

  1. (New Mexico, historical) buffalo hunter; cibolero

References edit

  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN