a metonymic signification in Brazil, meaning anyone, even an urban dweller, who is a citizen of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Etymology

Many explanations have been proposed, but no-one really knows how the word "gaucho" originated. Already in 1933 an author had counted 36 different theories; more recently, over fifty. They can proliferate because "there is no documentation of any sort that will fix its origin to any time, place or language".

Resemblance theories

Most seem to

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