rancho
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁɐ̃.ʃu/
rancho is spelled R-A-N-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rancho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hut; rancho (primitive house)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “porco pequeno”.
What does rancho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehut; rancho (primitive house)
- 2
masculinemess (food set for a group of people); especially in jail
- 3
masculinea group of people doing something together
- 4
masculineranch (large plot for livestock); especially one in the western United States
- 5
masculinea representation of the pastoral lifestyle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. porco pequeno
noun: 1. casa pequena e pobre de tábuas, cabana 2. grupo de pessoas que compartem um trabalho ou ação 3. grupo folclórico 4. comida para um conjunto de pessoas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rancho
- ranchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rancho?
- Brazil /ˈʁɐ̃.ʃu/
- Brazil [ˈhɐ̃.ʃu]
- /ˈʁɐ̃.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rancho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rancho in Portuguese?
rancho appears 5.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).