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.