Rancho

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Southwestern U.S. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers.
  • n. Southwestern U.S. A ranch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A simple hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers may lodge at night.
  • n. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
  • n. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Spanish America, a rude hut or cluster of huts where herdsmen or stockmen live or only lodge; hence, an establishment for breeding cattle and horses; a stock-farm. It is thus distinguished from a hacienda, which is a cultivated farm or plantation. See ranch, n.
  • n. A hut or cluster of huts where travelers can be accommodated, like the Dak bungalows of India.
  • Word Usage
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    Antonym
    hacienda   
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    ancho   
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