ranchero
Americannoun
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rancheros
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ranchero
1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to ranch ( o ) ranch + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary
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Mojica even shares flirtatious moments onscreen while interviewing Noé Margarito Zaragoza, a dashing and stoic ranchero who lives discreetly as a gay man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
“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
And the stubborn beef in the stew-y bistec ranchero was still gristly, as if that skirt steak leaped out of the simmering pot two hours too soon.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
Start with the ranchero chicken at Amácita in Culver City.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
Once, she even made us a pizza with stinky ranchero cheese.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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
For 87 years, Mitla Cafe in San Bernardino has served Cal-Mex classics such as chile colorado and huevos rancheros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
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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