caballero
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish caballero
Noun[edit]
caballero (plural caballeros)
- A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
- 2007 January 26, Roberta Smith, “Outside In”:
- Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety.
- 2007 January 26, Roberta Smith, “Outside In”:
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin caballārius.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Dialects with ll/y distinction) IPA: [kaˈβa.ʎeɾo̞]
- (Dialects with ll/y merger) IPA: [kaˈβa.ʝeɾo̞]
- (Rioplatense) IPA: [kaˈβa.ʃeɾo̞], [kaˈβa.ʒeɾo̞]
Noun[edit]
caballero m (plural caballeros)
