gaúcho
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish gaucho,[1] probably from a South American indigenous language.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ga‧ú‧cho
Noun edit
gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)
- gaucho (cowboy of the South American pampas)
- native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
- Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)
- (relational) gaucho
- Synonym: gauchesco
- (relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
- Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense
References edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)
- someone from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
Adjective edit
gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)