Huaso
A Huaso (female China ) is a Chilean farm laborer and specially dressed horseman. He is comparable to the American cowboy or the Argentine gaucho . The word "China" (pronounced: Tschina ) comes from the Quechua language and means svw. "Female", colloquially simply woman . Rodolfo Lenz also assumed the same common Quetschua origin ( wakcha , ie “poor” or “orphaned”) for the word Huaso as for the Argentine counterpart gaucho . The exact derivation is uncertain.
The Huasos mostly work and ride in the central valley of central Chile (Central Valley around Santiago de Chile to the south of the Maule area around the Rió Itata). They wear a typical costume with a straw hat called a chupalla . A poncho is usually worn, called a manta . The very expensive Chamanto costume is less common . This includes a short Andalusian vest as well as leather rags and spurs that reach over the boots .
Huasos are a characteristic part of Chilean folklore culture and can often be seen on parades, parades or at fiestas and celebrations, especially at the Chilean rodeo .
In urban parlance, the term Huaso is also used derogatory or ironic in the sense of an uneducated or uncouth person.
Shepherds in Chilean culture are also called arrieros , vaqueros or ovejeros .
Others
In Chile there is a hiking trail called the Huaso Trail .
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- ↑ http://www.opentravel.cl/the-huaso-trail/ , accessed on February 28, 2019