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rancho
Spanish · medieval
"a mess of people, a small farm"
a group messing together, a small farm
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rancho
Mexican Spanish · 1700s
"a cattle estate"
came to mean a large cattle-raising estate
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ranch
English · 1800s
"a large farm for raising livestock"
adopted by English-speaking settlers in the American West
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