paniolo
- noun
- /pəˈniːloʊ/
- US
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paniolo
- From the look of things, I would say the paniolo was laid to rest in the mid- to late 1800s.
- paniolos, or cowboys
Examples
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The Blanchards call them paniolos as
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When I headed back from the winery on my last visit, the road was blocked by four paniolos on horseback moving a herd of cattle to pastures below.
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On the island of Molokai, a cowboy is known as a paniolo.
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I was in Upcountry Maui, a part of the island once dominated by paniolos, the cowboys of Hawaii.
Synonyms
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9.8
A cowboy in the western United States, especially in California or Nevada
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9.1
A person who works on a ranch and looks after cattle, often on a horse
A person who owns or works on a ranch and cares for cattle and horses
A young man who works on a sheep or cattle farm in Australia to learn how to look after animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Paniolo comes from the Hawaiian way of saying the Spanish word Español, which means 'Spanish'. When Spanish and Mexican cowboys came to Hawaii and taught the locals how to herd cattle, that name stuck, so paniolo now means a Hawaiian cowboy.