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How We Know The American Cowboy Is A Latino Invention How We Know The American Cowboy Is A Latino Invention

How We Know The American Cowboy Is A Latino Invention - PowerPoint Presentation

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How We Know The American Cowboy Is A Latino Invention - PPT Presentation

The Huffington Post The word meaning that inspired one of Americas most famous cars is a corruption of the Spanish mesteño meaning a wild untamed horse Lasso Actually comes from the Spanish word ID: 659417

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How We Know The American Cowboy Is A Latino InventionThe Huffington PostSlide2

The word meaning that inspired one of America's most famous cars is a corruption of the Spanish "mesteño," meaning a "wild, untamed horse."Slide3

LassoActually comes from the Spanish word "lazo," meaning "knotted rope," as well as more figurative terms like "tie" or "bond."Slide4

SombreroUnsurprisingly, this is actually a Spanish word.Slide5

RanchFrom the Spanish "rancho."Slide6

BuckarooThis is a corruption of the Spanish "vaquero," or "cowboy."Slide7

StampedeFrom the Spanish "estampida."Slide8

RodeoThe name for this American cowboy tradition is actually a Spanish word meaning "round up."Slide9

LariatAnother word for lasso, this one derived from the Spanish "la riata."Slide10

ChapsThe leather coverings cowboys use for their legs were picked up from Latinos who called them "chaparreras."Slide11

BroncoCowboys borrowed this term for a wild horse from Spanish.