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Vaquero is the Spanish word for cowherder or herder of cattle. [12] [13] It derives from the word vaca the Spanish word for "cow" and thus, the Medieval Latin: vaccārius meaning cowherd, [14] [15] [16] from vacca, meaning “cow”, [17] and the suffix -ārius used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other ...
Although the word charro was a originally just a derogatory term for country people, synonymous with English words yokel or bumpkin, and gaudy, it evolved independently in different countries, becoming a demonym for the people of the province of Salamanca, in Spain, also known by Campo Charro, especially in the area of Alba de Tormes ...
Since at least the 18th century, the term Jarocho has been associated in one way or another with country people. The oldest instances of the word that have been found show that jarocho was used as a name or demonym for rural people, regardless of geographical origin. Implying that it was synonymous with ranchero, charro, or countryman.
The English word cowboy has an origin from several earlier terms that referred to both age and to cattle or cattle-tending work. The English word cowboy was derived from vaquero, a Spanish word for an individual who managed cattle while mounted on horseback. Vaquero was derived from vaca, meaning "cow", [3] which came from the Latin word vacca.
Buckaroo, derived from vaquero, an English word for a cowboy Charro a regionally specific term for vaqueros in certain parts of Latin America Ruger Vaquero , a single-action revolver developed by Ruger in 1993
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The word charro was originally used in the 18th century, as a derogatory term for country people, meaning rough, rustic, coarse, unsophisticated, gaudy and in bad taste; synonymous with the English terms yokel, bumpkin, or redneck. [21] [22] The word eventually
The first time Charo remembers delivering what became her signature phrase, it was a way to flatter The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson's ego, as a publicist had advised her to do with men. After ...