ranchero

English

Etymology

From Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹænˈt͡ʃɛəɹoʊ/, /ɹɑːnˈt͡ʃɛəɹoʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

ranchero (plural rancheros or rancheroes)

1. (US, or of Mexico) a ranch or rancho worker
2. (US, or of Mexico) A ranch or rancho owner

Derived terms

• ranchero sauce

References

• “ranchero”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• anchorer, reanchor

Spanish

Etymology

From rancho +‎ -ero.

Noun

ranchero m (plural rancheros, feminine ranchera, feminine plural rancheras)

1. rancher

Adjective

ranchero (feminine ranchera, masculine plural rancheros, feminine plural rancheras)

1. relating to or associated with a rancher or ranchers

Further reading

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