caballero

Meaning

  1. (masculine) horseman
  2. (masculine) knight; cavalier
  3. (masculine) gentleman
  4. (South-America,especially,masculine) cowboy

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
ca‧ba‧lle‧ro
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kabaˈʝeɾo/
Etymology

From Old Spanish cavallero, inherited from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus. Equivalent to caballo + -ero. Cognate with English cavalier.

Cognate with English
English
cavalier

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