rancho
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rancho
- /ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃoʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish rancho (“mess, mess room”). Compare ranch.
noun ranchos · ranchoes
- A simple hut, such as one with posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers would lodge at night.
- A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. The nearest house, they told us, was a rancho, or cattle-farm, about three miles off.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ranchhouse, camp, bunkhouse, shack, hovel, ranch, crib, estancia, barn, shieling, posada, cabana, ramada, cookshack, rough slant, shed
Talk about this word "rancho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rancho. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rancho. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rancho "rancho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rancho.Cite this
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