/gow"choh/ ; Sp. /gow"chaw/ , n. , pl. gauchos /-chohz/ ; Sp. /-chaws/ .
1. a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
2. gauchos . Also called gaucho pants . wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.
[ 1815-25; cachu comrade ]