gaucho

gaucho, -cha adj.

1   Relativo al gaucho: traje gaucho.

— s. m.

2   Jinete de las pampas de América del Sur, que se dedicaba especialmente al trabajo ganadero; era de origen mestizo entre indio y español: a partir del s. xix, al cerrarse las tierras y establecerse su explotación capitalista, los gauchos pasaron a ser vaqueros contratados.

3  Amér. Sur Jinete hábil y experto.

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gaucho, -cha 

adj.-s. Díc. del individuo de las pampas argentinas y uruguayas.

adj. Propio del gaucho.

p. ext.Grosero, zafio.

(Amér.) Bonito, hermoso.

(Argent.) y (Chile) Astuto.

Traducciones

gaucho gautxo

gaucho Gaucho, gerissen

gaucho gaŭĉo

gaucho gaucho

gaucho גאוצ'ו

gaucho gaucho

gaucho ガウチョ

gaucho gaúcho

gaucho gavčo

gaucho gaucho

gaucho

A. SM

1. (LAm) → gaucho; (= vaquero) → cowboy, herdsman, herder (EEUU)

2. (Cono Sur) (= jinete) → good rider, expert horseman

3. (Andes) (= sombrero) → wide-brimmed straw hat

B. ADJ

1. → gaucho antes de s, gaucho-like

2. (Cono Sur) (= servicial) → helpful

GAUCHO

Gaucho is the name given to the men who rode the Pampa, the plains of Argentina, Uruguay and parts of southern Brazil, earning their living on cattle farms. Important parts of the gaucho's traditional costume include the faja, a sash worn round the waist, the facón, a sheath knife, and boleadoras, strips of leather weighted with stones at either end which were used somewhat like lassos to catch cattle. During the 19th century this vast pampas area was divided up into large ranches and the free-roaming lifestyle of the gaucho gradually disappeared. Gauchos were the inspiration for a tradition of literatura gauchesca, of which the most famous work is the two-part epic poem "Martín Fierro" written by the Argentine José Hernández between 1872 and 1879 and mourning the loss of the gaucho way of life and their persecution as outlaws.