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- [buhk-uh-roo, buhk-uh-roo]
- /ˈbʌk əˌru, ˌbʌk əˈru/
- /bˈʌkərˌuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhk-uh-roo, buhk-uh-roo]
- /ˈbʌk əˌru, ˌbʌk əˈru/
Definitions of buckaroo word
- noun buckaroo a cowboy 3
- noun plural buckaroo Western U.S. a cowboy, especially a broncobuster. 1
- noun plural buckaroo Older Slang. fellow; guy. 1
- noun buckaroo cowboy 1
- noun buckaroo A cowboy, specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not do rodeos. 0
- noun buckaroo One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage. 0
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Origin of buckaroo
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30, Americanism; earlier bakhara, baccaro, bucharo < Spanish vaquero, equivalent to vac(a) cow (< Latin vacca) + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary; perhaps influenced by buckra; later probably reanalyzed as buck1 + -eroo
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Parts of speech for Buckaroo
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buckaroo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
buckaroo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buckaroo
noun buckaroo
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- bronco — In the western United States, especially in the 19th century, a wild horse was sometimes referred to as a bronco.
- wrangler — a cowboy, especially one in charge of saddle horses.
- vaquero — a cowboy or herdsman.
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