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Rancho

//ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃoʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A simple hut, such as one with posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers would lodge at night. US, archaic, regional
  2. 2
    A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. US, archaic, regional

    "The nearest house, they told us, was a rancho, or cattle-farm, about three miles off."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rancho (“mess, mess room”). Compare ranch.

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