ranch

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
  2. verb manage or run a ranch

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm

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