Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One of the mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the pampas of South America; a mestizo.
  • noun An Indian who serves as a messenger.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word guacho.

Examples

  • They were out fishing for freshwater Dorado and helped this guacho (cowboy) cross the river after his pals left him stranded.

    A "TYPICAL" Day of Dorado Fishing Tim Romano 2007

  • Here the long-haired Texan, sitting his horse like a centaur, with high-peaked saddle and jingling spurs, dashed by -- a pictured _guacho_.

    Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death T. C. DeLeon

  • There would be an abundance of excellent meat, chiefly mutton, it was true, which when cooked _à_ la guacho -- _carne concuero_, they called it in the Camp -- roasted in the skin so as to keep all the juices in the meat --!

    The Wild Olive Basil King 1893

  • From the circus he migrated successively into the shape of a comic singer, a tapster, a navvy, a bill-sticker, a guacho in Mexico (working his passage out), a fireman in New York, a ventriloquist in Maryland,

    Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

  • Jun 4th, 2008 at 7: 10 pm mainstreet i’ve been there a few times since it opened. have yet to try the mexican but really enjoy the eggplant hummus bowl and guacho mint tea. the eggplant hummus bowl comes with warm pita, hummus, two decent sized slices of fried eggplant, salad fixings and one falafel ball. its delicious and filling considering its mainly just hummus.

    Shocker: There is Something I Like at Crisp | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.