ranch

See also Ranch

English

Etymology

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", from ranchear (“to lodge or station”), from Old French ranger (“install in position”), from rang (“row, line”) (cognate with rank)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɹæntʃ/, SAMPA: /r{ntS/

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Noun

ranch (plural ranches)

1. A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
2. (western US) A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock.
3. A house or property on a ranch land.
4. A type of salad dressing.

Translations

large plot of land

Chamicuro: pkwachi Croatian: ranč (hr) m. Dutch: veefokkerij (nl) f.

Hungarian: farm (hu) Spanish: rancho (es) Taos: ràncu’úna

small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock

Croatian: ranč (hr) m. Dutch: ranch (nl) French: ranch (fr) m.

German: Ranch m. Italian: ranch (it) Spanish: rancho (es) m.

house or property on a ranch land

Croatian: ranč (hr) m.

type of salad dressing

Derived terms

• rancher
• ranchhand

Verb

ranch (third-person singular simple present ranches, present participle ranching, simple past and past participle ranched)

1. To operate a ranch; engage in ranching.

   Formally the widow still ranches, in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman

2. To work on a ranch

   Bill had ranched only five years when his dad made him foreman

Translations

operate a ranch

work on a ranch

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Dutch

Etymology

From English from American Spanish rancho "small farm, group of farm huts", in Spanish originally "group of people who eat together", from ranchear "to lodge or station", from Old French ranger "install in position", from rang "row, line" (cognate with rank)

Noun

ranch m. (plural ranches or ranchen, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. A ranch, notably livestock breeding farm, especially in North America and in other English-speaking countries

Related terms

• rancher m.

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Italian

Etymology

English, from American Spanish rancho "small farm, group of farm huts", in Spanish originally "group of people who eat together", from ranchear "to lodge or station", from Old French ranger "install in position", from rang "row, line" (cognate with rank)

Noun

ranch m. inv.

1. A ranch, notably livestock breeding farm.