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huevos rancheros
[ English wey-vohs rahn-chair-ohs, ran-; Spanish we-vaws rahn-che-raws ]
noun
- a Latin American dish of eggs, usually fried or poached, topped with a spicy tomato sauce and sometimes served on a fried corn tortilla with the addition of vegetables and cheese.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of huevos rancheros1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Spanish (Mexico, southwestern U.S.): “ranchers' eggs”
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