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caballero
[ kab-uhl-yair-oh, kab-uh-lair-oh; Spanish kah-bah-lye-raw, -ye- ]
/ ˌkæb əlË?yɛər oÊŠ, ËŒkæb É™Ë?lɛər oÊŠ; Spanish ËŒkÉ‘ βɑË?lyÉ› rÉ”, -Ë?yÉ›- /
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noun, plural ca·bal·le·ros [kab-uhl-yair-ohz, kab-uh-lair-ohz; Spanish kah-bah-lye-raws, -ye-]. /ËŒkæb É™lË?yɛər oÊŠz, ËŒkæb É™Ë?lɛər oÊŠz; Spanish ËŒkÉ‘ βɑË?lyÉ› rÉ”s, -Ë?yÉ›-/.
a Spanish gentleman.
Southwestern U.S.
- a horseman.
- a woman's escort or admirer; cavalier.
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Origin of caballero
First recorded in 1740–50; from Spanish: “horseman, knight, gentleman,†from Late Latin caballÄ?rius groom; see origin at cavalier
Words nearby caballero
cabal, cabala, cabaletta, cabalist, Caballé, caballero, cabana, Cabanatuan, cabane, cabaret, cabaret tax
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caballero
/ (ËŒkæbÉ™Ë?ljɛərəʊ, Spanish kaβaË?ÊŽero) /
noun plural -ros (-rəʊz, Spanish -ros)
a Spanish gentleman
a southwestern US word for horseman
Word Origin for caballero
C19: from Spanish: gentleman, horseman, from Late Latin caballÄ?rius rider, groom, from caballus horse; compare cavalier
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