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Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaqueiro
"O vaqueiro galopava pelos campos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A herder of cattle, typically one on horseback in the American West.
"The cowboy rode across the prairie to gather the stray cattle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United States around the 18th century as a compound of 'cow' and 'boy', originally referring to a young person who tended cattle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cowboy" is said worldwide
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cowboy
Transliteration: cowboy
"Le cowboy monte son cheval dans le grand ouest."
Cowboy
Transliteration: Cowboy
"Der Cowboy ritt in die untergehende Sonne."
cowboy
Transliteration: cowboy
"Il cowboy indossava un cappello a tesa larga."
vaquero
Transliteration: vaquero
"El vaquero cuidaba del ganado en el rancho."
vaqueiro
Transliteration: vaqueiro
"O vaqueiro galopava pelos campos."
चरواहा
Transliteration: charvaha
"चरवाहा अपने घोड़े पर सवार था।"
牛仔
Transliteration: niúzǎi
"那个牛仔正骑马赶牛群。"
카우보이
Transliteration: kauboi
"카우보이가 말을 타고 초원을 달렸다."
カウボーイ
Transliteration: kaubōi
"カウボーイが馬に乗って荒野を進んだ。"
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