As nouns the difference between ranchero and gaucho
is that ranchero is (us|of mexico) a rancher or herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho while gaucho is gaucho.
ranchero
English
Noun
(
en-noun)
(US, of Mexico) A rancher or herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.
(US, of Mexico) The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho.
(
Webster 1913)
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gaucho
Noun
(
en noun)
A cowboy of the South American pampas.
Derived terms
* gauchos (clothing)
* gauchesque
See also
* huaso
* charro
* cowboy
* llanero
* vaquero
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