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  • noun Plural form of gaucho.
  • noun Calf-length trousers with flared legs.

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Examples

  • But the most distinctive article of his apparel is his _manta_, a sort of cloak of the _poncho_ kind, hanging loosely behind his back, but altogether different from the well-known garment of the gauchos, which is usually woven from wool.

    Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Mayne Reid 1850

  • By nature, Maidana is a quiet man, steeped in the plains of Argentina, where men known as gauchos ride their steeds bareback, and where riding a horse is like riding a bicycle anywhere else.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Long shorts i.e., "gauchos" or "culottes" which reach the knee are permitted for athletic activity.

    Archive 2006-11-19 Sinfonian 2006

  • Long shorts i.e., "gauchos" or "culottes" which reach the knee are permitted for athletic activity.

    Caucus rules, caucus values 2006

  • Long shorts i.e., "gauchos" or "culottes" which reach the knee are permitted for athletic activity.

    Only rule needed: don't do anything Sinfonian 2006

  • Lunch: Monday-Friday; Dinner: seven days rrr The huge industrial space works well with the service concept at this Brazilian churrascaria: not only is there plenty of room for the enormous center salad bar, but the circulating "gauchos" (servers dressed in those below-the-knee pants) can glide easily from table to table with their huge metal skewers of meat.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Lunch: Monday-Friday; Dinner: seven days rrr The huge industrial space works well with the service concept at this Brazilian churrascaria: not only is there plenty of room for the enormous center salad bar, but the circulating "gauchos" (servers dressed in those below-the-knee pants) can glide easily from table to table with their huge metal skewers of meat.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • The Orlando investment firm that snapped up Sal & Carvao a few years ago must have known there were enough knickered "gauchos" scampering around River North's Brazilian-themed feeding factories to occupy a flattened rain forest.

    unknown title 2009

  • On weekends you can see gauchos parading on their horses.

    Buenos Aires 2011

  • On weekends you can see gauchos parading on their horses.

    Buenos Aires 2011

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  • Freaking amazing little victorian~style dandypants, these are bettah than bloomers. Just Add Drawstring, & forget about the cowboys.

    July 20, 2008