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vaqueros

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “vaqueros” mean in English?

  1. jeans

Example sentences

  • Llevo vaqueros azules.

    I'm wearing blue jeans.

  • Estos vaqueros son nuevos.

    These jeans are new.

  • Compré unos vaqueros caros.

    I bought expensive jeans.

How to use it

Vaqueros means 'jeans' (Spain). Always plural. Masculine: los vaqueros. From vaquero (cowboy) — denim was originally cowboy gear.

Common mistake

Spain: vaqueros (always plural). Latin America often uses jeans (loanword) or pantalones de mezclilla.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.