rancho

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

/ ˈræn tʃoʊ, ˈrɑn-; Spanish ˈrɑn tʃɔ /

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

a ranch.

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

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Origin of rancho

1800–10, Americanism; < American Spanish: small farm, camp (Spanish: camp) < Old Spanish rancharse to lodge, be billeted < Middle French (se) ranger to be arranged, be installed; see range

Words nearby rancho

rancherie, ranchero, ranchette, ranchi, ranchman, rancho, rancho cordova, rancho cucamonga, rancho palos verdes, rancid, rancor

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Example sentences from the Web for rancho

I had to drive from Los Angeles to Rancho Mirage that afternoon—a four-hour roundtrip.
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As detectives began closing in on Viens, he attempted to commit suicide by diving feet first off a Rancho Palos Verdes cliff.
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After her recovery, Ford started the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California.
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They danced at the Rancho Deluxe wrap party, but nothing came of it.
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The 19-year-old Jou, an aspiring doctor, often tutored and volunteered at charities around her Rancho Santa Margarita home.
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He would have remorselessly run down all the herdsmen on the rancho, if they had placed themselves in his way.
Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho|Harry Castlemon
Did that young pirate drive those saddle-animals—drive 'em from the station to this rancho—Whew!
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Our horses brought us in less than two hours in sight of the rancho, without a hair being moistened.
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We could hear talking in the rear of the rancho, and we felt that our fate was being determined upon.
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Could it be Mrs. Peyton making an unexpected visit to the rancho?
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British Dictionary definitions for rancho

rancho

/ (ˈrɑːntʃəʊ) /

noun plural -chos Southwestern US

a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers

another word for ranch

Word Origin for rancho

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

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