Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ranch owner; a rancher.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Mexico, a herdsman; a person employed on a rancho; specifically, one who has the oversight of a rancho, or the care of providing for its people; by extension, same as
ranchman .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.
- noun The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, Mexico A
rancher orherdsman ; apeasant employed on aranch orrancho . - noun US, Mexico The
owner andoccupant of a ranch or rancho.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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A cattle owner was a "stockman" in pre-Spanish times; later "rancher," based on the Spanish word ranchero, became more popular.
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These are eggs and a mix of other stuff like potatoes, meat, beans, and whatever else sounds spicy smothered in a ton of the red chile sauce called ranchero sauce.
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The festival offers not only typical Mexican cheeses, such as ranchero, panela and manchego, but locally produced versions of French and Middle Eastern cheeses.
Making merry in May: Mexico's National Cheese and Wine Festival 2009
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