ranchero
noun
a rancher.
rancheros
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pluralof ranchero.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
In the kitchen, Medel chopped tomatoes, jalapeno and onion for huevos rancheros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The dishes that are presented offer a lovely rainbow of flavors, from chicken tostadas and Zuppa Toscana to a potato-crusted quiche, pineapple fried rice and shakshouka, a Mediterranean version of huevos rancheros.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
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
But my young mind was filled with self, and my imagination shivered at the prospect of seeing sombreros, rancheros, tortillas and Pancho Villa.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
