Where does “charro” come from?

charro (Spanish) comes from Basque txar, from Basque -zar, from Basque zahar, from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar — old.

charro (Spanish): coarse, vulgar; rustic; A short form of "frijoles...

Definitions

  1. coarse, vulgar; rustic; A short form of "frijoles...

Ancestry of “charro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquetxarbad, evil
2Basque-zarold
3Basquezaharold, aged
4Proto-Basque*za(h)arold

Words derived from “charro”

Every word from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar →Every word from Basque zahar →Every word from Basque -zar →