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/baˈkeɾo/

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Translation

cowboy

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Word origin

From vaca ('cow'), from Latin vacca, plus the agent suffix -ero. A vaquero is literally a cow-herder.

Origin
Latin
Root
vacca
English cognates
vaccine

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralvaqueros

Examples

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The cowboy mounted his horse at dawn.

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The film featured many brave cowboys.

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The cowboy looked after the cattle during the night.

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Would you have liked to be a cowboy as a child?

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I bought some new jeans for the trip.

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This word is taught in chapter 25, lesson 7: vaquero, fiel, garaje and 7 more words.