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gauchesque

gauchesque adjective: of or relating to the literary style associated with the gauchos.

Adjective

gauchesque (comparative more gauchesque, superlative most gauchesque)

  1. Of or relating to the literary style associated with the gauchos.

Forms of gauchesque

comparativemore gauchesque
superlativemost gauchesque
alternative formgauchoesque
alternative formgaucho-esque

Origin of gauchesque

Formed from gaucho + -esque, as a calque of Spanish gauchesco.

Questions about gauchesque

What does gauchesque mean?
Gauchesque means of or relating to the literary style associated with the gauchos.
What part of speech is gauchesque?
Gauchesque is an adjective.

Words near gauchesque in the dictionary

  1. gaucherie
  2. gaucheries
  3. gauchers
  4. gauches
  5. gauchesco
  6. gauchesque
  7. gauchest
  8. gauching
  9. gaucho
  10. gaucho-esque
  11. gauchoes

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