rancheria

[ ran-chuh-ree-uh; Spanish rahn-che-ree-ah ]

/ ˌræn tʃəˈri ə; Spanish ˌrɑn tʃɛˈri ɑ /

a family household unit or settlement.

a hut or house where rancheros live.

a village of such huts.

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There they stopped at a rancheria, "arruinada" according to Argello, although Duran makes no mention of this.
The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California|Sherburne F. Cook
This raises the question whether Cabot saw the only rancheria of the tribe or one of a number.
The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California|Sherburne F. Cook
He reached the rancheria "llamada de Oche jamnes," which, although it contained 40 houses, was deserted.
The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California|Sherburne F. Cook
In half-an-hour after, with the vaquero for my guide, I rode quietly out of the rancheria.
The War Trail|Mayne Reid

The rancheria of the Coras was no longer aught save a pile of ashes.
The Trail-Hunter|Gustave Aimard