Buckaroo (AS 1960, 1978, 1979)

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>    You should note that there are THREE "buckaroo" articles.  The last two
>were written by the late, great Prof. Cassidy.
>
>--"Buckaroo" Barry
>
>February 1960, AMERICAN SPEECH, vol. 35, no, 1, pages 51-55
>"The Etymology of 'Buckaroo'" by Julian Mason
>
>Spring 1978, AMERICAN SPEECH, vol. 53, no. 1, pages 49-51
>"Another Look at Buckaroo" by F. G. Cassidy
>
>Summer 1979, AMERICAN SPEECH, vol. 54, no. 2, pages 151-153
>"Buckaroo Once More" by F. G. Cassidy and A. A. Hill

Cassidy gives arguments for "buckaroo" < "vaquero" BTW. He states that the
"-oo" is a late feature (cf., IIRC, "smackeroo" etc.); the earlier forms
such as "baccaro" are more reminiscent of the Spanish.

-- Doug Wilson