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caballero¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish caballero. Doublet of cavalier and chevalier.

noun caballeros · caballeroes

  1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American context Here we usually find the caballero aiming his pistol in one direction while pointing his reined-in steed in another, as if ready to wheel and dash to safety.
  2. A Spanish gentleman.
  3. A Spanish line dance.

Caballero²

Where it comes from

From Spanish caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.

proper noun Caballeros

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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"caballero." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caballero. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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caballero. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caballero

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"caballero." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caballero.

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@misc{caballero_2026,
  title = {caballero},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caballero},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}