/vah kair"oh/ ; Sp. /bah ke"rddaw/ , n. , pl. vaqueros /-kair"ohz/ ; Sp. /-ke"rddaws/ . Southwestern U.S.
a cowboy or herdsman.
[ 1790-1800; vac ( a ) cow ( vacca ) + -ero -arius -ARY ]
/vah kair"oh/ ; Sp. /bah ke"rddaw/ , n. , pl. vaqueros /-kair"ohz/ ; Sp. /-ke"rddaws/ . Southwestern U.S.
a cowboy or herdsman.
[ 1790-1800; vac ( a ) cow ( vacca ) + -ero -arius -ARY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012