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Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; < American Spanish: small farm, camp (Spanish: camp) < Old Spanish rancharse to lodge, be billeted < Middle French (se) ranger to be arranged, be installed; see range
1800–10, Americanism; < American Spanish: small farm, camp (Spanish: camp) < Old Spanish rancharse to lodge, be billeted < Middle French (se) ranger to be arranged, be installed; see range
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Rancho
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
| rancho (ˈrɑːntʃəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -chos | |
| 1. | a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers |
| 2. | another word for ranch |
| [C17: from Mexican Spanish: camp, from Old Spanish ranchar to be billeted, from Old French ranger to place] | |
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