In
northern Nevada, ranch hands aren't called cowboys, they're called
buckaroos. The word "buckaroo" comes from the Spanish
word vaquero. (In Spanish, vaca means cow.)
In the early days of settling
California, when it was still owned by Mexico, the Spanish
landowners used vaquero to describe their herdsmen and
horsemen. Buckaroo is the American version of vaquero.
Today, buckaroos are men and
women who ride horses on the range and work with cattle.
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In
northern Nevada, ranch hands aren't called cowboys, they're called
buckaroos. The word "buckaroo" comes from the Spanish
word vaquero. (In Spanish, vaca means cow.)