10 words of Spanish origin in a cowboy’s vocabulary

https://www.dictionaryscoop.com/article/10-words-of-Spanish-origin-in-a-cowboys-vocabulary The world of cowboys and rodeos is filled with terms of Spanish origin. While it comes as no surprise that Spanish vocabulary has a strong presence in the American South, considering the history and the geography of the region, some of these words are more than a linguistic loan, and they tell us about a shared history of cattle rearing and of the cultural exchange of the frontier towns. Let’s look at some cowboy lingo that came from Spanish.