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Merriam Webster's

noun (plural ranchos) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, small ranch Date: 1840 ranch 1

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rancho Ran"cho, n.; pl. Ranchos. [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d Ranch.] 1. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night. 2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation. [Mexico & California] --Bartlett.