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Rancher

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• Ranchera

  noun a type of Mexican music involving folk ballads using guitars and horns Usage Note pl. rancheras

• Rancheria

  [ran-chuh-ree-uh; Spanish rahn-che-ree-ah] /ˌræn tʃəˈri ə; Spanish ˌrɑn tʃɛˈri ɑ/ noun, plural rancherias [ran-chuh-ree-uh z; Spanish rahn-che-ree-ahs] /ˌræn tʃəˈri əz; Spanish ˌrɑn tʃɛˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA). Chiefly Southwestern U.S. 1. a family household unit or settlement. 2. a hut or house where rancheros live. 3. a village of such huts.

• Rancherie

  [ran-chuh-ree] /ˈræn tʃə ri/ noun, Canadian. 1. an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve. 2. any one of the large rectangular cedar buildings erected by Pacific Coast Indians for communal living and ceremonial purposes. /ˈrɑːntʃərɪ/ noun 1. (in British Columbia, Canada) a settlement of North American Indians, esp on a reserve

• Ranchero

  [ran-chair-oh; Spanish rahn-che-raw] /rænˈtʃɛər oʊ; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ/ noun, plural rancheros [ran-chair-ohz; Spanish rahn-che-raws] /rænˈtʃɛər oʊz; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔs/ (Show IPA) (in Spanish America and the southwestern U.S.) 1. a rancher. /rɑːnˈtʃɛərəʊ/ noun (pl) -ros 1. (Southwestern US) another word for rancher n. “one employed on a ranch,” 1826, from American Spanish ranchero, from rancho […]

• Ranchero sauce

  noun a tomato-based salsa of green chiles, onions, and seasonings Usage Note cooking

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