rancho

noun

plural ranchos

Examples of rancho in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In his first bricks-and-mortar restaurant, all moody and painted black, Aguilar is sharing his own interpretations of the rich, bold, Oaxacan-style rancho food of his childhood. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 This sets the scene for a project that includes 75 rancho estates on six-acre plots of land, roughly half of which have already been sold, as well as the first Six Senses resort in Mexico. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2024 The land has a long history of ranching, used as a Mexican rancho in the 1830s and then for homesteading in later years. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 From its fishing and rancho roots to a surfing secret to now a veritable bohemian playground, Sayuita is sleepy no more. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rancho 

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Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, small ranch

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rancho was in 1820

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“Rancho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancho. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.

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