rancho
a ranch.
a hut or collection of huts for herders, laborers, or travelers.
Origin of rancho
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How to use rancho in a sentence
The Granadilla is a shrub or bush, and it twines round the trunks of trees, or climbs up the walls of the Ranchos.
The streets are dirty and crooked, and the houses are mere ranchos.
The excessive rise of the river had caused terrible ravages in this miserable village, composed of scarcely a dozen ranchos.
The Guide of the Desert | Gustave AimardThe estancia itself consisted of a group of ranchos, in front of which two ombues shaded the palenque, where horses were tied.
Ponce de Leon | William PillingThe Mexicans retreated precipitately to Durango, and dispersed among the ranchos and villages.
Seventy Years on the Frontier | Alexander Majors
British Dictionary definitions for rancho
/ (ˈrɑːntʃəʊ) /
a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers
another word for ranch
Origin of rancho
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