ranchero
Spanish, noun/ranˈt͡ʃeɾo/
ranchero is spelled R-A-N-C-H-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ranchero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “rancher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El que compra y guisa para el rancho y cuida de él”.
What does ranchero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerancher
adjective
- 1
relating to or associated with a rancher or ranchers
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al rancho. 2. Tímido.
noun: 1. El que compra y guisa para el rancho y cuida de él. 2. El que habita un rancho.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ranchero
- rancheros plural
- ranchera feminine
- rancheras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ranchero?
- /ranˈt͡ʃeɾo/
- [rãnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾo]
- [rãnʲˈt͡ʃeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ranchero in Spanish?
ranchero appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).