Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gauchesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gauch-esque
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the literary style associated with the gauchos.

Etymology

Formed from gaucho + -esque, as a calque of Spanish gauchesco.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gauchesque (comparative) most gauchesque (superlative) gauchoesque (alternative) gaucho-esque (alternative)

Questions

What does gauchesque mean?
Of or relating to the literary style associated with the gauchos.
Where does gauchesque come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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