rancho


ran·cho

R0036900 (răn′chō)n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern US 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers.2. A ranch.
[American Spanish, small ranch; see ranch.]

rancho

(ˈrɑːntʃəʊ) n, pl -chos1. (Agriculture) a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers2. (Agriculture) another word for ranch[C17: from Mexican Spanish: camp, from Old Spanish ranchar to be billeted, from Old French ranger to place]

ran•cho

(ˈræn tʃoʊ, ˈrɑn-)

n., pl. -chos. 1. a ranch. 2. a hut or collection of huts for herders, laborers, or travelers. [1800–10, Amer.; < American Spanish: small farm, camp]

Rancho

 Spanish, a company who eat together; a collection of huts, 1860.