hombre
Guy in Spanish
Hombre is Spanish for man, borrowed into English as casual slang for a guy or fellow: He's one tough hombre.
The word carries a faintly Western or macho flavor, evoking cowboy movies and border towns.
It's often used with an adjective: a bad hombre, a mean hombre.
Chap or steadying cable
- dudeInformal word for man
- fellaCasual term for man
- buddyInformal term for companion
- palClose trusted companion
mate · bro · homeboy · chief · man · friend · companion · chum
Spanish for friend
- pardnerDialectal form of companion
- vaqueroHispanic cattle driver
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- desperadoBold, reckless outlaw
bandido · gunslinger · outlaw · rancher · frontier · saloon · sombrero · poncho
guy
Chap or steadying cable
pal · mate · bro · homeboy · chief · man · friend · companion · chum · comrade
amigo
Spanish for friend
desperado · bandido · gunslinger · outlaw · rancher · frontier · saloon · sombrero · poncho · cantina
macho
Overly masculine manner
gritty · stoic · tenacious · stalwart · steadfast · iron-willed · strong · unflappable · weathered · hardened
español
The Castilian language
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