Where does “ガウチョ” come from?

ガウチョ (Japanese) comes from Spanish gaúcho, from Mapudungun cauchu — vagrant, wanderer.

ガウチョ (Japanese): gaucho (South American cowboy)

Definitions

  1. gaucho (South American cowboy)

Ancestry of “ガウチョ”, 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 →