gauchos

plural of gaucho

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Noun
  • All these cowboys are starting to get along!
    William Earl, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Mexican and then Portuguese cowboys known as paniolos came to work here; later, agricultural workers arrived from China, Japan, Micronesia, and the Philippines.
    Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.
    Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels.
    Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
  • Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
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“Gauchos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauchos. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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