gaúcho

See also: gaucho and Gaucho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho, probably from a South American indigenous language.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈu.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈu.t͡ʃu/

• Hyphenation: ga‧ú‧cho

Noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. gaucho (cowboy of the South American pampas)
2. native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

   Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense

Derived terms

• gauchinho (diminutive)
• gauchão (augmentative)

Adjective

gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. (relational) gaucho

   Synonym: gauchesco

2. (relational) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul

   Synonyms: sul-rio-grandense, rio-grandense

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈut͡ʃo/ [ɡaˈu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: ga‧ú‧cho

Noun

gaúcho m (plural gaúchos, feminine gaúcha, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. someone from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

Adjective

gaúcho (feminine gaúcha, masculine plural gaúchos, feminine plural gaúchas)

1. (relational) of Rio Grande do Sul