rancho
rancho Lexical Profile
rancho Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A large livestock farm or grazing estate in the southwestern United States or Mexico, especially one originating as a Spanish or Mexican land grant.
"Much of southern California was once divided into vast ranchos dedicated to raising cattle and horses."
A rustic hut, thatched shelter, or cluster of dwellings used by ranch workers, herdsmen, or travelers in Latin America.
"The herdsmen took shelter from the afternoon downpour beneath a palm-thatched rancho."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 19th century from Mexican Spanish rancho ('small farm, cluster of huts'), originally meaning 'mess-room' or 'group of people eating together,' derived from the reflexive verb rancharse ('to quarter oneself'), from Old French se ranger ('to arrange oneself').