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ciboleros

ciboleros is the plural of cibolero.

Meaning of cibolero

Noun

cibolero (plural ciboleros)

  1. (historical, New Mexico) A Spanish colonial (and later Mexican) buffalo hunter from New Mexico.
    • When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.1855, Thomas Mayne Reid, chapter VIII, in The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico, volume I, David Bogue, page 89

Questions about ciboleros

What is ciboleros the plural of?
Ciboleros is the plural of cibolero.

Words near ciboleros in the dictionary

  1. ciboa
  2. cibol
  3. Cibola
  4. Cibola County
  5. cibolero
  6. ciboleros
  7. cibols
  8. Ciboney
  9. Ciboneys
  10. cibophobia
  11. ciboria

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