Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Spanish gentleman; a cavalier.
- noun A man who is skilled in riding and managing horses; a horseman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Spanish knight or gentleman.
- noun A grave and stately Spanish dance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A knight or cavalier; hence, a gentleman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
horseman , particularly in theLatin American context
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word caballero.
Examples
-
I feel sorry, very sorry for the 'caballero' whom you have the honour to represent. "
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 15, 1917 Various
-
I will tell of other new friendships we made con un caballero, buen guapo, de Patzcuaro, a teacher, we introduced to Maria Helena-Ayy-Ya-Yi!!
-
A caballero up from Mexico walks into a cantina in El Paso.
-
The caballero smiled, “Last year I told him my shabongin was bigger than his.”
-
A year later, the same caballero and the same gringo end up at the same cantina that is now up for sale.
-
I will tell of other new friendships we made con un caballero, buen guapo, de Patzcuaro, a teacher, we introduced to Maria Helena-Ayy-Ya-Yi!!
-
I will tell of other new friendships we made con un caballero, buen guapo, de Patzcuaro, a teacher, we introduced to Maria Helena-Ayy-Ya-Yi!!
-
When the caballero hands over the reigns and claim his cantina the gringo is furious.
-
I will tell of other new friendships we made con un caballero, buen guapo, de Patzcuaro, a teacher, we introduced to Maria Helena-Ayy-Ya-Yi!!
-
The caballero leads the horse around back of the cantina.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.