caballero

See also: Caballero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier.

Noun

caballero (plural caballeros or caballeroes)

1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
2. A Spanish gentleman.
3. A Spanish line dance.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus. Equivalent to caballo +‎ -ero. Cognate with English cavalier.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kabaˈʝeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaˈʝeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʝe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kabaˈʎeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʎe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaˈʃeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʃe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaˈʒeɾo/ [ka.β̞aˈʒe.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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Noun

caballero m (plural caballeros, feminine caballera, feminine plural caballeras)

1. gentleman

   Synonym: señor

2. (especially South America) cowboy

   Synonyms: vaquero, (Argentina) gaucho, (Mexico) charro, (Chile) huaso

3. horseman

   Synonym: jinete

4. knight
5. cavalier

Derived terms

• caballería
• caballeriza
• Caballero
• caballero andante
• damas y caballeros
• poderoso caballero es don dinero

 

See also

• dama

Further reading

• “caballero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014