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charro

/ˈt͡ʃɑɹoʊ/

charro noun: a type of Mexican horseman. Also the abbreviation of charro bean.

Noun

charro (plural charros)

  1. A type of Mexican horseman.
    • The star is Jorge Negrete, a tall baritone with a pencil mustache who appeared as a singing charro in a few dozen ranchero musicals.2007 August 21, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs”, in New York Times
    • The show features a revolving roster of "freaks" both born and made: at Ozzfest the former included Jessie the Half-Boy; a "wolf-boy" from Mexico dressed in a charro suit and sombrero; and the aforementioned Punkin Head, aka Scott the Cyclops, who capitalizes on his empty eye socket with various...2006 July 28, Susannah J. Felts, “Wanna See Something Really Weird?”, in Chicago Reader

Also used as

charro is also the abbreviation of charro bean.

Forms of charro

pluralcharros

Origin of charro

Borrowed from Spanish charro (“cowboy”).

Phrases with charro

Questions about charro

What does charro mean?
Charro means a type of Mexican horseman.
What part of speech is charro?
Charro is a noun.
How do you pronounce charro?
Charro is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑɹoʊ/.
What is the plural of charro?
The plural of charro is charros.

Words near charro in the dictionary

  1. Charriers
  2. charriest
  3. charring
  4. charring up
  5. charrings
  6. charro
  7. charro bean
  8. charro beans
  9. Charron
  10. Charrons
  11. charros

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