gaúcho

See also: gaucho and Gaucho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gaucho,[1] probably from a South American indigenous language.

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

  • 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

References
  1. “gaúcho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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
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