charro

See also: charró

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish charro (“cowboy”).

Noun

charro (plural charros)

1. A type of Mexican horseman.
   • 2007 August 21, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     The star is Jorge Negrete, a tall baritone with a pencil mustache who appeared as a singing charro in a few dozen ranchero musicals.

   • 2006 July 28, Susannah J. Felts, “Wanna See Something Really Weird?”, in Chicago Reader‎^[3]:

     The show features a revolving roster of "freaks" both born and made: at Ozzfest the former included Jessie the Half-Boy; a "wolf-boy" from Mexico dressed in a charro suit and sombrero; and the aforementioned Punkin Head, aka Scott the Cyclops, who capitalizes on his empty eye socket with various props including, as Harck promises, his own tongue.

   • 1994 May 6, Carmela Rago, “Not From Around Here”, in Chicago Reader‎^[4]:

     But he's also evolved from the mythic Mexican cowboy of the 19th century, the charro, who even if he had nothing else had balls.

2. (usually in the plural) Short for charro bean.

Anagrams

• orrach

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Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) charro

1. first-person singular present indicative of charrar

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Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Attested in Galician since circa 1539, earlier than in other Iberian languages, which makes the proposed Basque etymology less probable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaro̝/

Adjective

charro (feminine charra, masculine plural charros, feminine plural charras)

1. simple, unintelligent, silly
   • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes en Romance:

     Deus nos dia con que riamos, e non sejan fillos charros

     May God give us something to laugh, but that it is not silly children

2. gaudy, tasteless

Noun

charro m (plural charros)

1. (linguistics) transitional dialect in between Galician and Asturian, in some regions of León

Derived terms

• charrúa

References

• Template:R:DDLG
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• “charro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish charro, from Basque txaro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: char‧ro

Adjective

1. rude; rough

Noun

charro m (plural charros)

1. (colloquial) joint, a cigarette containing cannabis.

   Synonyms: (Brazil) baseado, (Brazil) beque

   Você quer fumar alguns charros comigo? ― Do you want to smoke a few joints with me?

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txaro (“defective, weak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaro/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ro]

Adjective

charro (feminine charra, masculine plural charros, feminine plural charras)

1. coarse, vulgar
2. rustic

   Synonym: aldeano

3. (slang, US, Texas) A short form of frijoles a la charra, that is, pinto or pink beans boiled with condiments but otherwise plain and simple.
4. from Salamanca

   Synonyms: salamanquino, salmantino

Noun

charro m (plural charros, feminine charra, feminine plural charras)

1. one who is rustic or coarse
2. someone from Salamanca

   Synonyms: salamanquino, salmantino