rancho

[ ran-choh, rahn-; Spanish rahn-chaw ]

noun,plural ran·chos [ran-chohz; Spanish rahn-chaws]. /ˈræn tʃoʊz; Spanish ˈrɑn tʃɔs/.
  1. a ranch.

  2. a hut or collection of huts for herders, laborers, or travelers.

Origin of rancho

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1800–10; from Latin American Spanish: “small farm, camp” (Spanish: “camp”), from Old Spanish rancharse “to lodge, be billeted,” from Middle French (se) ranger “to be arranged, be installed”; see range

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British Dictionary definitions for rancho

rancho

/ (ˈrɑːntʃəʊ) /


nounplural -chos Southwestern US
  1. a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers

  2. another word for ranch

Origin of rancho

1
C17: from Mexican Spanish: camp, from Old Spanish ranchar to be billeted, from Old French ranger to place

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