< /ˈgaʊ tʃoʊz; Spanish ˈgaʊ tʃɔs/.
- a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
- gauchos. Also called gaucho pants. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos.
noun plural -chos
- a cowboy of the South American pampas, usually one of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
1824, from Spanish, probably from a native South American language, cf. Araucanian cauchu “wanderer.”