noun
caballero
noun
1
A Spanish or Latin American gentleman or horseman.
"The old caballero rode into town at sunset."
How to Use Caballero
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Spanish word for a gentleman or horseman, used in English mainly in Latin American or Spanish contexts.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
caballeros plural, caballeroes plural, Caballeros plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caballero ("horseman, gentleman"), from Latin caballus ("horse") — a doublet of cavalier and chevalier.