ranchera

/ɹænˈt͡ʃɛɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ranchera (in Spanish the ending "a" usually is for feminine terms, like in this case, because originally is an adjective for música and/or canción, which are feminine nouns).

ranchera means A traditional Mexican song performed solo with a guitar. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

Why this word is great

RANCHERA — [Noun] A traditional Mexican song genre, typically performed solo with guitar accompaniment, characterized by lyrical themes of love, patriotism, and rural life. Borrowed from Spanish 'ranchera', a feminine adjective (from 'rancho', meaning 'ranch') originally modifying feminine nouns like 'música' (music) or 'canción' (song). Unlike the celebratory, brass-laden spectacle of a mariachi ensemble or the journalistic chronicle of a corrido ballad, the ranchera is a raw, lyrical expulsion of the self. It is the lone voice cracking on a high *grito* in the cantina’s smoky gloom, the defiant pride in a toast to a forgotten hometown, and the vibrato-laden note held long after the campfire has died to embers—the sound of a private heartache made public, a solitary voice arguing with the vastness of the land.

noun

A traditional Mexican song performed solo with a guitar.“With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona, which includes genres like ranchera, banda and norteña music.”
A female ranch or rancho owner
A female ranch or rancho worker