ranchero

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Recent Examples of ranchero Miguel had always been the cook of the family, and the menu featured dishes Arturo and his siblings had been eating their entire lives: huevos a la Mexicana, steak ranchero, tripas, barbacoa, chile relleno, enchiladas and, of course, the restaurant’s trademark fajitas. Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024 At Bahía Agua Verde, looking for birds, seals, dolphins, and whales is on the agenda along with a mule ride and visit with a local ranchero. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024 There were Zoot suits, ranchero plaids and jeans, and track suits of the kind Dominican macho men wear around the city. Vogue Runway, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024 Except for a short period of pre-9/11 ranchero friendship between Presidents Vicente Fox and George W. Bush, both nations were distant neighbors caught in a love-hate relationship. Rodrigo Cervantes, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for ranchero
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranchero
Noun
  • What exactly is a cowboy breakfast biscuit?
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bighorn Scenic Byway Wyoming Embrace your inner cowboy with a drive along the Bighorn Scenic Byway, which takes you over the crest of the Big Horn Mountains and to spots like the city of Sheridan, where New West meets Old West in the historic downtown.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Roosevelt observes that the cougars of his time are docile and timid, terrified of the rifle-bearing ranchman who had come to dominate their homelands.
    Declan Leary, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019
  • This once summer residence of the Marquis de Mores—an Old West frontier ranchman—and his family includes many of their original furnishings.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 6 June 2019
Noun
  • When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.
    Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The two entered the ring waving Mexican and Peruvian flags dressed as vaqueros.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Officers said — and video showed — the rancher moved his hands into his jacket after exiting his truck immediately following the crash.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Chad Raines is a rancher from Texas.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With its European architecture, rich textile history and cultural touchstones like the gaucho, there is plenty of inspiration for designers to pull from.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • This is a look from my 2002 graduation collection (above center), which was inspired by traditional gaucho clothing (above left).
    Emilia Petrarca, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On May 12, a group of rural campesinos staged a peaceful protest to draw attention to threats of land eviction.
    Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
  • The portraiture of a Black woman, along with the straw hat (an item synonymous with campesino iconography), brought together several concepts, and grew to become Catlett’s most renowned image in the eyes of many.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Things are also taking a turn for the worse in Texas, where Runs His Horse successfully tracks down the ranch cowhands that interrupted Pete and Teonna’s tryst.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Joe worked as a cowpuncher in Flagler, Colo., making $150 a day tending to cattle on horseback.
    Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2022

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“Ranchero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranchero. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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