rancho
Spanish, noun
rancho is spelled R-A-N-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,995th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rancho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ranch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of ranchar. With an accent, ranchó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of ranchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comida simple que se hace como plato único para un grupo grande de personas”.
What does rancho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineranch
- 2
masculineshed, barn
- 3
masculinemess (mealtime)
- 4
masculinecrew's quarters
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of ranchar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of ranchar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Comida simple que se hace como plato único para un grupo grande de personas. 2. Provisión de comida que se embarca para la tripulación de un buque. 3. Grupo de personas que toman el rancho₁ en común. 4. Recinto o paraje rural usado como vivienda.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rancho
- ranchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rancho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rancho in Spanish?
rancho appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).