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vaqueros

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Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men.

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Quick take

A surname from Spanish.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of vaqueros gathered in one view.

noun

A surname from Spanish.

noun

(Southwestern US) A cowboy; a herdsman.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vaqueros.

noun

A surname from Spanish.

noun

(Southwestern US) A cowboy; a herdsman.

Example sentences

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Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men.

2

Mexico had cowboys (vaqueros) before us.

3

Vaqueros, Gauchos and Llaneros(Venezuela) probably have the same origin in horse riding country side people on the Iberian Península.

4

The American Cowboy tradition is heavily influenced by the Northern-Mexican Vaqueros.

5

Those black slaves who helped tend the cattle learned that trade from Mexican vaqueros (Spanish for "herder of cattle") employed to tend cattle or from the white owners of those cattle.

6

Vaqueros and cowboys worked side by side so it seems to be a natural transition between the two and has much more support historically and linguistically than the complete lack of evidence provided by the article.

Quote examples

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Those black slaves who helped tend the cattle learned that trade from Mexican vaqueros (Spanish for "herder of cattle") employed to tend cattle or from the white owners of those cattle.

Proper noun examples

1

Vaqueros, Gauchos and Llaneros(Venezuela) probably have the same origin in horse riding country side people on the Iberian Península.

2

The American Cowboy tradition is heavily influenced by the Northern-Mexican Vaqueros.

3

Vaqueros and cowboys worked side by side so it seems to be a natural transition between the two and has much more support historically and linguistically than the complete lack of evidence provided by the article.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use vaqueros in a sentence?

Many of the cowhands working side by side vaqueros were literal boys (15-17) and very young men.

What does vaqueros mean?

A surname from Spanish.

What part of speech is vaqueros?

vaqueros is commonly used as noun.