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OnthePampas Spanish
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GAUCHO | a cowboy on the southern plains, or pampas, of South America |
| BOLEADORAS | the tool used by the gauchos to catch animals in such a way that when thrown, the animals' legs were tangled up in them |
| BOMBACHA | loose gaucho pants |
| RASTRA | a gaucho belt made from a wide strip of leather decorated with silver coins, usually from different countries |
| ESTANCIA | a South American cattle ranch |
| LAS PAMPAS | very flat, almost treeless grasslands that stretch for hundreds of miles through central Argentina and Uruguay, where ranch animal live year round, even during the mild winter months, eating grass |
| ASADO | meat, usually beef, roasted outdoors over a fire |
| LA CARLOTA'S BRAND | the brand represented two crossed fencing swords marking who owned cattle |
| HORNERO | a kind of oven bird whose nest looks something like an oven and is built out of clay, usually on top of a post or pole |
| RECADO | the gaucho saddle, made of many layers of leather and wool, with a sheepskin on top |
| NANDU | South American ostrich that is the largest bird in the Americas; it grows to be about five feet tall and to weigh about 50 pounds; it cannot fly, but can run very fast |
| MATE | a bitter, greenish tea sipped through a silver straw called a bombilla from a hollow gourd that is passed around |
| REBENQUE | a short, wide rawhide strap, used to lash cattle and horses |
| YEGUA MADRINA | a leading mare of a herd of horses who keeps the herd together; she generally wears a bell around her neck |
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