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单词 caballero
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Definition of caballero in English:

caballero

nounPlural caballeros ˌkabəˈljɛːrəʊ-ˈle(ə)rō
  • 1A Spanish gentleman.

    西班牙绅士

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The boys are dressed like dusty caballeros and the gals are decked out like the pretty señoritas on old Havana cigar boxes.
    • This did not sit well with the fiercely freedom-loving caballeros.
    • Your like-minded caballeros were up until three.
    • He wore a sword, the symbol of his status as a gentleman, or caballero.
    • Stemming from the Spanish word caballero, it was meant to connote Catholicism, foreignness, and immorality.
  • 2US (in the south-western US) a horseman.

    〈美〉(西南部诸州的)骑马人,骑手

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They did not give balls, and Antonia never appeared at a ground-floor window, as some other young ladies used to do attended by elder women, to chat with the caballeros on horseback in the Calle.
    • Other dancers at the Easter celebration include: the Caballeros or horseman who carry blue flags that symbolize.
    • The Caballeros are the cavalry or horsemen, who guard Jesus from those trying to capture him in this re-enactment.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Spanish, 'gentleman, horseman', based on Latin caballus 'horse'. Compare with cavalier, chevalier.

Rhymes

bolero, dinero, Faeroe, pharaoh, ranchero, sombrero, torero

Definition of caballero in US English:

caballero

noun-ˈle(ə)rō
  • 1A Spanish or Mexican gentleman.

    西班牙绅士

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Your like-minded caballeros were up until three.
    • He wore a sword, the symbol of his status as a gentleman, or caballero.
    • Stemming from the Spanish word caballero, it was meant to connote Catholicism, foreignness, and immorality.
    • The boys are dressed like dusty caballeros and the gals are decked out like the pretty señoritas on old Havana cigar boxes.
    • This did not sit well with the fiercely freedom-loving caballeros.
  • 2US (in the southwestern US) a horseman.

    〈美〉(西南部诸州的)骑马人,骑手

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other dancers at the Easter celebration include: the Caballeros or horseman who carry blue flags that symbolize.
    • They did not give balls, and Antonia never appeared at a ground-floor window, as some other young ladies used to do attended by elder women, to chat with the caballeros on horseback in the Calle.
    • The Caballeros are the cavalry or horsemen, who guard Jesus from those trying to capture him in this re-enactment.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Spanish, ‘gentleman, horseman’, based on Latin caballus ‘horse’. Compare with cavalier, chevalier.

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