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ranchero

[ran-chair-oh, rahn-che-raw] / rænˈtʃɛər oʊ, rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ /


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She admires the range of ranchero wear and tells me she’s looking for something fun to wear to go dancing later in the week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

A charcoal sketch from 1960 shows a ranchero, his face turned to the side, anxiety in his eyes and sorrow in his mouth.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2020

“This one is the king. It gets its own sauce,” he said, ladling on something that tasted like a cross between a ranchero and an enchilada sauce.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2020

The Mexican restaurant is offering omelets with roasted poblanos; Mexican bolillo bread French toast; and eggs with ranchero sauce alongside $17 bottomless mimosas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2018

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

“What does France know about the queer rancheros coming from different places in Mexico where they couldn’t really be themselves, but now hang out at Club Tempo in East Hollywood?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

The menu is full of comforting classics: scrambles, biscuits and gravy, huevos rancheros for breakfast, alongside burgers, fried chicken and tuna melts for lunch.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023

I’m a strong advocate of eggs for dinner, especially when they are paired with rich beans and zesty sauce, as they are in classic huevos rancheros.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2023

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




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