RANCHO Definition & Meaning

rancho

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural ranchos

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

rancho

/ ˈ��ɑː�Գ�ʃəʊ /

noun

a hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers
another word for ranch

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rancho¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1800–10; from Latin American Spanish: “small farm, camp” ( Spanish: “camp”), from Old Spanish rancharse “to lodge, be billeted,” from Middle French (se) ranger “to be arranged, be installed”; range

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rancho¹

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

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For more than two decades, Jack Potter had fooled people into believing his dead wife, whose severed legs were found in a Rancho San Diego trash container in 2003, was still alive, prosecutors say.

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A maintenance worker at the Country Hills Apartment complex in Rancho San Diego had discovered Laurie’s legs in October 2003, but law enforcement was unable to identify her and the case went unsolved.

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Rancho Cucamonga 6, Chino Hills 3: Jose Gomez had two RBIs in the win.

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Chino Hills 4, Rancho Cucamonga 2: Brody Buoncristiani struck out seven with no walks in six innings for Chino Hills.

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Rancho Verde at South Pasadena, today at 6 p.m.

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ranch mink Rancho Cordova

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