ranchero

ran·che·ro

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ran-chair-oh; Spanish rahn-che-raw]
- /rænˈtʃɛər oʊ; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ/
- /rantʃˈeərəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ran-chair-oh; Spanish rahn-che-raw]
- /rænˈtʃɛər oʊ; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ/

Definitions of ranchero word

noun plural ranchero a rancher. 1
noun ranchero in the SW U.S. and Mexico, a person who owns or works on a ranch 0

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Origin of ranchero

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Ranchero

noun

adjective

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adverb

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conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ranchero popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ranchero

noun ranchero

breeder — Breeders are people who breed animals or plants.
cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
cowpoke — A cowpoke is the same as a cowboy.
drover — a person who drives cattle or sheep to market.
gaucho — a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.

All 10 Synonyms of ranchero