different between huaso vs gaucho

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Quechua wakcha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?waso/, [?wa.so]

• IPA^(key): /??waso/, [??wa.so]

Adjective

huaso (feminine huasa, masculine plural huasos, feminine plural huasas)

1. (relational) huaso

2. (Chile) astute person characteristic of a Chilean countryman
3. (Chile) awkward rural person who cannot adapt to urban areas

   Synonym: paleto

Noun

huaso m (plural huasos, feminine huasa, feminine plural huasas)

1. huaso (countryman, or Chilean rural laborer)
   • 2006, Roberto Fuentes, Betto: El fantasma de mi abuelo, LOM, page 23:

2. Chilean cowboy, horseman
   • 1987, Lillian Calm, El Chile de Pío IX, 1824, Andres Bello, page 232:

See also

• huaso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• charro
• gaucho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??a?t?o?/

Noun

gaucho (plural gauchos or gauchoes)

1. A cowboy of the South American pampas.

Derived terms

• gauchos (clothing)
• gauchesque

Translations

See also

• huaso
• charro
• cowboy
• llanero
• vaquero

Further reading

• gaucho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• guacho

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho.

Pronunciation

Noun

gaucho m (plural gauchos)

1. gaucho (Argentine cowboy)

Noun

gaucho m (plural gauchos)

1. (derogatory) leftist

Further reading

• “gaucho” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

Of unknown origin, probably from a South American indigenous language, such as Mapudungun cauchu (“vagrant, wanderer”), kau?u (“friend”), or Quechua wahcha (“vagabond, poor person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??aut??o/, [??au?.t??o]

Adjective

gaucho (feminine gaucha, masculine plural gauchos, feminine plural gauchas)

1. possessing traditional, especially Argentine, cowboy virtues; noble, valiant, generous
2. (South America, informal) helpful

Noun

gaucho m (plural gauchos)

1. (Argentina) cowboy

   Synonyms: charro, huaso, llanero, vaquero

Derived terms

Further reading

• “gaucho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• gaucho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es