Definition of BUCKAROO

buckaroo

Meanings

Plural: buckaroos

Noun

  • local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
  • A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.
  • One who adopts a distinctive style of cowboy attire and heritage.
  • A style of cowboy boot with a high heel tapered at the back.
  • A headstrong, reckless person; a hothead.
  • Synonym of buck (“a dollar”).

Origin / Etymology

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)

Scrabble Score: 16

buckaroo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
buckaroo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
buckaroo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

buckaroo is a valid Words With Friends word