高乔人（Gauchos），拉丁美洲民族，主要形容南美潘帕斯草原、格兰查科和巴塔哥尼亚高原草原的居民。该人种分布在阿根廷部分地区、巴西南部的南里奥格兰德州、乌拉圭、巴拉圭、玻利维亚东部和南部、智利南部。

高乔属混血人种，由印第安人和西班牙人长期结合而成，保留较多印第安文化传统，语言为西班牙语，信仰为天主教。

高乔与北美的“牛仔”意思相近。这些术语往往指19世纪，而不是现在。高乔大多数为农村人，他们的主要经济活动和实践为放牧和打猎。习惯于马上生活，英勇强悍，曾在19世纪初，拉丁美洲独立战争中扮演重要角色。

Gaucho (Spanish: [ˈɡautʃo]) or gaúcho (Portuguese: [ɡaˈuʃu]) is a word with several meanings. In its historical sense a gaucho was "A mestizo who, in the 18th and 19th centuries, inhabited Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil". Today, in Argentina and Uruguay, a gaucho is simply "A country person, experienced in traditional cattle ranching work". Because historical gauchos were reputed to be brave, if unruly, the word is also applied metaphorically to mean "Noble, brave and generous", but also "One who is skilful in subtle tricks, crafty". In Portuguese the word gaúcho (note the accent) means "An inhabitant of the plains of Rio Grande do Sul or the pampas of Argentina descended from European man and [Amer]Indian woman who devotes himself to lassoing and raising cattle and horses".