caballero
caballero noun: a horseman, particularly in the Latin American context.
Noun
caballero (plural caballeros or caballeroes)
- A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context
- Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety.2007 January 26, Roberta Smith, “Outside In”, in New York Times
- A Spanish gentleman.
- A Spanish line dance.
Proper noun capitalized: Caballero
Caballero (plural Caballeros)
- A surname from Spanish.
caballero meaning in Urdu
caballero in Urdu
- گھڑ سوار
Forms of caballero
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | caballeros |
| plural | caballeroes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Caballeros |
Origin of caballero
Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier and chevalier.
From Spanish caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.
Words formed from caballero
Questions about caballero
- What does caballero mean?
- Caballero means a horseman, particularly in the Latin American context.
- What is caballero in Urdu?
- Caballero in Urdu is گھڑ سوار. See Caballero meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is caballero?
- Caballero can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of caballero?
- The plural of caballero is caballeros.
Words near caballero in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: caballero (page history and authors); Caballero (page history and authors); caballero (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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