A skilled horseman and cattle herder from the South American pampas, especially Argentina, known for their distinctive clothing and culture.
From Spanish, possibly from Quechua or Portuguese origins. The term entered Spanish describing the nomadic cowboys of the southern South American plains in the 17th-18th centuries.
Gauchos are the South American version of cowboys, but they developed their own identity so strongly that 'gaucho' became synonymous with Argentine national pride and independence!
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