adjective/ˈɡaut͡ʃo/
possessing traditional, especially Argentine, cowboy virtues; noble, valiant, generous; helpful
Of unknown origin, probably from a South American indigenous language, such as Mapudungun cauchu (“vagrant, wanderer”), kauču (“friend”), or Quechua wahcha (“vagabond, poor person”).
noun, masculine/ˈɡaut͡ʃo/plural: gauchos
cowboy
Synonyms: charro, huaso, llanero, vaquero
Related: agauchado, gauchesco, gauchismo
Of unknown origin, probably from a South American indigenous language, such as Mapudungun cauchu (“vagrant, wanderer”), kauču (“friend”), or Quechua wahcha (“vagabond, poor person”).