🐎 A ranch worker 🤠 Ranch-style

ranchero

6.7

About the life and style of people who work on a ranch, often in food or music

adjective
/rænˈtʃɛroʊ/

: ranchero

They played lively ranchero music at the outdoor barbecue.

Examples

The restaurant is famous for its ranchero dishes, which are inspired by traditional ranch cooking.
He wore a ranchero hat and boots to the country music festival.
The ranchero lifestyle includes early mornings and hard work.
My grandmother loves to cook ranchero dishes on weekends.
The restaurant is famous for its ranchero dishes, which are inspired by traditional ranch cooking.
They played lively ranchero music at the outdoor barbecue.
He wore a ranchero hat and boots to the country music festival.

Synonyms

pastoral

vsranchero

Literature

12 6.8

About calm country life and keeping farm animals

emphasizes specific rural livestock traditions, especially food and music

ranchera

vsranchero

7.3

Something that has the look and feel of life on a ranch

places extra emphasis on traditional food and music of that culture

estanciero

vsranchero

9.9

Relating to a large South American ranch or the owners' traditional life

is broader and not specific to South American estates or owner traditions

Compounds

huevo ranchero

3 9.0

A Mexican dish of eggs served on a tortilla with tomato and chili sauce

How Rural

ranchero

6.7

rural

392 2.5

rustic

40 5.2

suburban

234 3.5

urban

571 2.5

Surface Forms

ranchero positive

Morphology

ranchero = ranch (semi-transparent) = ranch + ero

Meaning is predictable as 'related to or associated with a ranch' but the suffix '-ero' is Spanish and not fully productive in English, reducing learner transparency.

Etymology

Ranchero comes from the Spanish word rancho meaning 'ranch' and the ending -ero which shows a style or connection. So ranchero means 'of the ranch' or 'ranch-style', which is why it describes food, clothing, or music from ranch life.