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- noun Plural form of
gaucho . - noun
Calf -length trousers withflared legs .
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Examples
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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
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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
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Long shorts i.e., "gauchos" or "culottes" which reach the knee are permitted for athletic activity.
Archive 2006-11-19 Sinfonian 2006
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Long shorts i.e., "gauchos" or "culottes" which reach the knee are permitted for athletic activity.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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On weekends you can see gauchos parading on their horses.
Buenos Aires 2011
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On weekends you can see gauchos parading on their horses.
Buenos Aires 2011
missanthropist commented on the word gauchos
Freaking amazing little victorian~style dandypants, these are bettah than bloomers. Just Add Drawstring, & forget about the cowboys.
July 20, 2008