Llanero

//lɑːˈnɛːɹəʊ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plainsman; a South American cattle-herder or cowboy, especially in Venezuela and Colombia.

    "The fugitive slaves and their descendants who formed the bulk of the llaneros of Venezuela initially chose the royalist side."

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"The fugitive slaves and their descendants who formed the bulk of the llaneros of Venezuela initially chose the royalist side."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llanero, from llano.

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