vaquero

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

From Spanish vaquero (“cowherd”), from vaca (“cow”). Doublet of buckaroo.

The second vaquero now flung his lazo with more success. — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
The vaquero was barely in time to escape those terrible hoofs. — The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
"He is one of the largest I have seen," said the vaquero. — The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California, Horatio, Jr. Alger

buckaroo, buckeroo

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