huevos rancheros

[ English wey-vohs rahn-chair-ohs, ran-; Spanish we-vaws rahn-che-raws ]

noun

1. a Latin American dish of eggs, usually fried or poached, topped with a spicy tomato sauce and sometimes served on a fried corn tortilla with the addition of vegetables and cheese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of huevos rancheros¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Spanish (Mexico, southwestern U.S.): “ranchers' eggs”