‖ caballero
(ˌkabaˈʎero)
[Sp. caballero knight, gentleman = F. chevalier, It. cavaliere:—L. caballārius horseman, f. caball-us horse.]
A (Spanish) gentleman. See also cavalier n.
| [1749 Fielding Tom Jones x. ii, This gentleman was one of those whom the Irish call a calabalaro, or cavalier.] 1835 R. M. Bird Infidel I. 217 He has invited all my caballeros on this paper. 1868 Geo. Eliot Sp. Gipsy i. 11 A goodly knight, A noble caballero. 1877 Kingston Yng. Llanero 122 Now go, young caballero, and bring him here. 1878 M. E. Herbert Hübner's Ramble i. xii. 192 He is a mixture of a caballero and an ascetic Castilian. |