Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ranchero

/ɹænˈt͡ʃɛəɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: ran-che-ro
IPA: /ɹænˈt͡ʃɛəɹoʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a ranch or rancho worker

American usage

noun

a ranch or rancho owner

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish rancho Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish rancherobor. English ranchero Borrowed from Spanish ranchero.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

rancheros (plural) rancheroes (plural)

Phrases

ranchero sauce

Rhymes With

narrow marrow sparrow romero aero pharaoh guerrero aguero taro darrow ferro ribeiro

Questions

How do you pronounce ranchero?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹænˈt͡ʃɛəɹoʊ/.
What does ranchero mean?: a ranch or rancho worker
Where does ranchero come from?: Etymology tree Spanish rancho Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish rancherobor. English ranchero Borrowed from Spanish ranchero.

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