Where does “gaŭĉo” come from?

gaŭĉo (Esperanto) comes from Spanish gaúcho, from Mapudungun cauchu — vagrant, wanderer.

gaŭĉo (Esperanto): gaucho, South American cowboy

Definitions

  1. gaucho, South American cowboy

Ancestry of “gaŭĉo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgaúchosomeone from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do...
2Mapudunguncauchuvagrant, wanderer
Every word from Mapudungun cauchu →Every word from Spanish gaúcho →