gaúcho

See also: gaucho and Gaucho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, probably from a South American indigenous language.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈut.ʃu/

• Hyphenation: ga‧ú‧cho

Noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas, diminutive gauchinho, augmentative gauchão)

1. gaucho (cowboy of the South American pampas)
2. native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

   Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense-do-sul, rio-grandense

Adjective

gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. (relational) gaucho

   Synonym: gauchesco

2. (relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul

   Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense-do-sul, rio-grandense

Further reading

• “gaúcho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈut͡ʃo/ [ɡaˈu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: ga‧ú‧cho

Adjective

gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. of, from or relating to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. native or inhabitant of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (usually male)