Etymology

ranch

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Today it means: A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. Full definition →

Spanish rancho
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromrancho“small farm, group of farm huts”
  2. English todayranch

Recorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American Spanish rancho (“small farm, group of farm huts”), in Spanish originally “group of people who eat together." Cognate with English rank.

Words from the same roots

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