ranchero

[ ran-chair-oh; Spanish rahn-che-raw ]
/ rænˈtʃɛər oʊ; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ /
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noun, plural ran·che·ros [ran-chair-ohz; Spanish rahn-che-raws] /rænˈtʃɛər oʊz; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔs/. (in Spanish America and the southwestern U.S.)

a rancher.

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Origin of ranchero

1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to ranch(o) ranch + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary

Words nearby ranchero

ranch house, ranch mink, rancher, rancheria, rancherie, ranchero, ranchette, ranchi, ranchman, rancho, rancho cordova
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Words related to ranchero

herdsman, herder, breeder, shepherd, cowboy, wrangler, vaquero, grazier, drover, cowpoke, cattleman, granger, stockman, gaucho, ranchman

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British Dictionary definitions for ranchero

ranchero
/ (rɑːnˈtʃɛərəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

Southwestern US another word for rancher

Word Origin for ranchero

C19: from American Spanish
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