vaquero
Spanish, noun/baˈkeɾo/
vaquero is spelled V-A-Q-U-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,948th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vaquero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cowherd, cowboy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Encargado de las tareas relacionadas con la ganadería, especialmente en el norte de México y en Estados…”.
What does vaquero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cowboy
noun
- 1
masculinecowherd, cowboy
El vaquero es muy valiente.
- 2
masculinejeans
vestidos con vaqueros
- 3
masculinesquirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
- 4
masculinelaughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- 5
masculinelesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Encargado de las tareas relacionadas con la ganadería, especialmente en el norte de México y en Estados Unidos. 2. Tipo de pantalón de tela recia.
adjective: 1. Perteneciente o relativo a los pastores del ganado bovino.
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 vaquero
- vaquera feminine
- vaqueros masculine plural
- vaqueras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vaquero?
- /baˈkeɾo/
- [baˈke.ɾo]
- [baˈkeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vaquero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vaquero in Spanish?
vaquero appears 2.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).