ranchera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish (in Spanish the ending "a" usually is for feminine terms, like in this case, because originally is an adjective for música and/or canción, which are feminine nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹænˈt͡ʃɛɹə/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɹə

Noun

ranchera (plural rancheras)

1. (music) A traditional Mexican song performed solo with a guitar.
2. A female ranch or rancho owner
3. A female ranch or rancho worker

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ranˈt͡ʃeɾa/ [rãnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ran‧che‧ra

Noun

ranchera f (plural rancheras)

1. female equivalent of ranchero
2. ranchera (song)

Adjective

ranchera

1. feminine singular of ranchero

Further reading

• “ranchero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014