ranchero
Americannoun
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rancheros
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of ranchero
1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to ranch ( o ) ranch + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary
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She even tackles ranchero music in “La Reina”, which she says is a tribute to the recently deceased Vicente Fernández, who famously performed José Alfredo Jiménez’s Mexican classic “El Rey.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
“Roberto Carlos had to sing ranchero, Vikki Carr had to record ranchero. Celia Cruz came in with a mariachi. I accept recording with everybody, as long as it’s with a mariachi.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2021
Start with the ranchero chicken at Amácita in Culver City.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
The Mexican restaurant is offering omelets with roasted poblanos; Mexican bolillo bread French toast; and eggs with ranchero sauce alongside $17 bottomless mimosas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2018
Just like Lita’s home, the faint melody of ranchero music is coming from deep within the red mountain.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
We’ll both get huevos rancheros and fresh orange juice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 bestseller, “Ramona,” about a clash among Southern California rancheros, indigenous peoples and newly arriving white settlers, helped form later literary templates of the Old West.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He now owns and runs a local restaurant, New London Cafe, where diners gather around wood tables crafted from repurposed pickle barrels and can order menu items such as breakfast burritos and huevos rancheros.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
Pierino loves the same "radical approach," because it gives his tortillas "a slight char and a mildly smoky flavor," whether he's using them for tacos or huevos rancheros.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2022
The music poured out of the record machine as high-tenored voices wavered and held, wavered and held for the passionate rancheros.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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