huaso
Spanish, noun/ˈw̝aso/
huaso is spelled H-U-A-S-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 58,329th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Huaso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “huaso (countryman, or Chilean rural laborer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Campesino o peón rural de la zona central de Chile, símbolo de la chilenidad”.
What does huaso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
huaso
El sábado 12 de septiembre se realizó la tradicional Fiesta Huasa.
- 2
astute person characteristic of a Chilean countryman
- 3
awkward rural person who cannot adapt to urban areas
noun
- 1
masculinehuaso (countryman, or Chilean rural laborer)
- 2
masculineChilean cowboy, horseman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Campesino o peón rural de la zona central de Chile, símbolo de la chilenidad. 2. Hombre que viste un atuendo estereotipado que se considera propio de los huasos₁ para bailar cueca chilena, participar de rodeos o en otro tipo de celebraciones folklóricas o patrióticas.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a los huasos. 2. Que tiene el carácter socarrón, astuto y ladino propio del campesino chileno. 3. Torpe y carente de desenvoltura y comprensión en el medio urbano. 4. Tosco, grosero, incivil.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of huaso
- huasa feminine
- huasos masculine plural
- huasas feminine plural
- guaso alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huaso?
- /ˈw̝aso/
- [ˈw̝a.so]
- /ˈɡwaso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to huaso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is huaso in Spanish?
huaso appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).