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Caballero

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context

    "Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety."

  2. 2
    A Spanish gentleman.
  3. 3
    A Spanish line dance.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier and chevalier.

Etymology 2

From Spanish caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.

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