rancho

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

noun

plural

ranchos 

1. a ranch.

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

rancho

/ ˈrɑːntʃəʊ /

noun

1. a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers

2. another word for ranch

Word History and Origins

Origin of rancho¹

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”; range

Word History and Origins

Origin of rancho¹

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

Example Sentences

Rancho Cucamonga, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18 Yucaipa d.

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University Prep, 25-18, 25-11, 22-25, 25-14 Rancho Alamitos d.

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Soon after, Greene’s work filled nearly every room of his former Rancho Palos Verdes home: lamps, shelves, an altar, an armoire adorned with a lotus flower.

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Rancho Palos Verdes When: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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During the Northridge quake, a mom in Rancho Cucamonga died after she raced to check on her child and struck her head on the crib.

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