huevos rancheros

/ˈweɪvɒs ɹɑːnˌt͡ʃɛəɹɒs//ˈweɪvəʊz ɹɑːnˌt͡ʃɛəɹəʊz/

noun

A Mexican breakfast dish of fried eggs served on fried corn tortillas topped with a tomato-chili sauce.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhuevos rancheros pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA Mexican breakfast dish of fried eggs served on fried corn tortillas topped with a tomato-chili sauce.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eggs rancheros

Origin

From Spanish, meaning "rancher's eggs".

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

huevos rancheros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huevos%20rancheros

MLA

“huevos rancheros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huevos%20rancheros. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huevos rancheros,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huevos%20rancheros.

Source: huevos rancheros on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.