buckaroo

FREQ #37833

n. 牛仔, 牧童

发音

UK /ˌbʌkəˈɹuː/
US /ˌbʌkəˈɹu/
AU

词形变化

buckaroos 复数

别名

buckayro buckeroo

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.

    美国 定语
  2. 2.

    One who adopts a distinctive style of cowboy attire and heritage.

    美国 引申义

    Many cowboy poets have a buckaroo look and feel about them.

  3. 3.

    A style of cowboy boot with a high heel tapered at the back.

    美国 引申义
  4. 4.

    A headstrong, reckless person; a hothead.

    美国 比喻

    Don’t run in looking for a fight like some kind of buckaroo.

  5. 1.

    Synonym of buck (“a dollar”).

    美国 俚语

    That’ll be twenty buckaroos, buddy.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

buckeroo vaquero

上位词 5

cowhand cowherd cowpoke cowpuncher puncher

词源

Modified from Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), with the spelling influenced by buck (“(noun) male antelope, deer, etc.; adventurous or high-spirited young man; (verb) of a horse, etc.: to leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward”). Doublet of vaquero. cognates * Early Medieval Latin vaccārius (“cowherd”) * French vacher * Late Latin baccalārius (“landless serf; cowherd (?)”) (Merovingian)

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