different between pampas vs gaucho
pampas
English
Etymology
From (plural of) American Spanish pampa, from Quechua pampa (“land, ground”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pamp?s/
Noun
pampas (plural pampas)
- The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
Derived terms
- pampas deer
- pampas grass
- pampasic
Anagrams
- MAPPAs, appams
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gaucho
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??a?t?o?/
Noun
gaucho (plural gauchos or gauchoes)
- 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)
- gaucho (Argentine cowboy)
Noun
gaucho m (plural gauchos)
- (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)
- possessing traditional, especially Argentine, cowboy virtues; noble, valiant, generous
- (South America, informal) helpful
Noun
gaucho m (plural gauchos)
- (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
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