ranch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹænt͡ʃ/ (General-American) without æ-raising
- [ˈɹʷɛə̯nt͡ʃ] æ-raising
- [ˈɹʷænt͡ʃ] (General-American) without æ-raising
- [ˈɹʷeə̯nt͡ʃ] æ-raising
- /ˈɹeə̯nt͡ʃ/ æ-raising
- /ˈɹɛə̯nt͡ʃ/ æ-raising
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." Cognate with English rank.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”
1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
- (countable, uncountable) A small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A house or property on a plot of ranch land.
- (countable, uncountable) A ranch-style house.
- (uncountable) Ranch dressing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ranches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ranch house · ranchstead · ranch slider · dude ranch · cattle ranch · ranch-style · ranchhouse · splanch · bet the ranch · ranchette · ranchhand · ranchwoman · ranchland · ranchgirl · ranchlike · rancher · ranch-sieve · ranchy · guest ranch · raised ranch · ranchman · ranchboy · ranch dressing · ranchslider · ranchburger · bunny ranch
Synonyms
Translations (58)
sh ranč (large plot of land) · eo ranĉo (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ota چفتلك (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · tl bakahan (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · cmn 牧場 /牧场 (large plot of land) · vi điền trang (large plot of land) · twf ràncuʼúna (large plot of land) · pt chácara (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · sh ранч (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · fr ranch (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · da ranch (large plot of land) · io rancho (large plot of land) · cs ranč (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ja ランチ (large plot of land) · sh ранч (house or property on a ranch land) · la lātifundium (large plot of land) · sw ranchi (large plot of land) · ru фе́рма (large plot of land) · de Farm (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · es rancho (large plot of land) · tl rantso (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · sh ранч (large plot of land) · nl veefokkerij (large plot of land) · nl ranch (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · pt rancho (large plot of land) · sw ranchi (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · tl rantso (large plot of land) · fi karjatila (large plot of land) · ru фе́рма (house or property on a ranch land) · pl ranczo (house or property on a ranch land) · lmw jówa (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ko 목장 (large plot of land) · bg ранчо (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · tl bakahan (large plot of land) · es rancho (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ru ра́нчо (large plot of land) · eo ranĉo (large plot of land) · ccc pkwachi (large plot of land) · fr ranch (large plot of land) · ru ра́нчо (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · pl ranczo (large plot of land) · ru ра́нчо (house or property on a ranch land) · nl landgoed (large plot of land) · fi pientila (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ru фе́рма (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ca ranxo (large plot of land) · hu farm (large plot of land) · it ranch (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · lmw jówa (large plot of land) · sh ranč (house or property on a ranch land) · de Ranch (large plot of land) · de Ranch (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · sh ranč (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · bg ранчо (large plot of land) · io rancho (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · ja 牧場 (large plot of land) · pl ranczo (small farm that cultivates vegetables or livestock) · fi maatila (large plot of land)