bakero

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish vaquero, from Vulgar Latin vaccārius (“cowherder, rancher”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ke‧ro

Noun

bakero

1. a cowherd; person who herds cattle; a cowboy

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿野郎 (bakayarō, “idiot”). Compare to Singaporean English bakero (“idiot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakero/
• Rhymes: -ro, -o
• Hyphenation: ba‧ké‧ro

Adjective

bakéro

1. idiot.

Further reading

• “bakero” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaquero, from Vulgar Latin vaccārius (“cowherder, rancher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈkeɾo/, [bɐˈxɛ.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ke‧ro

Noun

bakero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜒᜇᜓ)

1. cowboy; cowhand; cowherd (person who herds cattle)

   Synonym: koboy

2. cattle dealer

   Synonym: magbabaka

Derived terms

• Talang Bakero

 

Related terms

• baka
• bakuna

 

References

• “bakero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018