ranchero
メキシコ系の牧場主／牧場の人
解説 Definition
ranchero は、特にメキシコやメキシコ系の文脈で、牧場主・牧場経営者、または牧場で暮らす人を指します。単なる雇われの牧場労働者に限らず、牧場文化や農村的な生活様式と結びついた語です。
A ranchero is a person who lives on or works on a ranch, especially in Mexico or other Spanish-speaking areas. The word is often connected with cattle, horses, and rural life. In some contexts, it can also suggest a traditional country style or identity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ranch「牧場」が見えるので、ranchero は牧場に関わる人と考えると覚えやすいです。ただし中心は「労働者」だけでなく、メキシコ系の牧場主や牧場の人という広いイメージです。a Mexican ranchero と見たら、家畜や土地を持つ牧場の人物像を思い浮かべるとずれにくいです。
Start with `ranch`: the word clearly points to ranch life. Then notice the `-ero` ending, common in Spanish-based job or identity words, so think of a person tied to the ranch. Picture someone out in the field with horses and cattle, not the owner in an office.
例文
The ranchero invited the travelers to rest at his ranch.
そのメキシコ系の牧場主は、旅人たちを自分の牧場で休ませました。
His grandfather was a ranchero in northern Mexico.
彼の祖父はメキシコ北部の牧場の人でした。
The song tells the story of a proud ranchero.
その歌は誇り高いメキシコ系の牧場主の物語を語っています。
ranchero の類義語・関連語
ranchero の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ranchero はメキシコ系スペイン語で、rancho「牧場・集落」に人を表す接尾辞 -ero が付いた語です。ranch や rancheria と同根で、もとは「一緒に暮らし働く場の人」という響きがあり、西部劇のカウボーイ像に土地の生活感が重なります。
Ranchero comes from Mexican Spanish, built from rancho, meaning "ranch" or "rural settlement," with the suffix -ero for a person connected with something. Rancho is the source of English ranch, and related forms include rancheria. The word originally meant a person of the ranch or countryside, and later kept that strong link with rural life and identity.
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