Rancho
California place name
Rancho is a Spanish word for a small ranch or rural settlement, used especially in the American Southwest and California.
Many place names preserve the term from the Spanish colonial and Mexican periods: Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Santa Fe.
In casual use, rancho can simply mean a ranch or country property.
Spanish-speaking country estate
- estanciaLatin American cattle ranch
- farmsteadFarm with residence
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- acreageAmount of land owned
pasture · livestock · cattle · horses · corrals · barn · grazing · agricultural
Government-given real estate
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
pueblo · mission · adobe · historic · deed · boundaries · settlers · frontier
New Mexico's seat of government
- CordovaSpanish provincial capital
- MirageBrand name, multiple uses
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- developmentProgress toward maturity
Bernardo · neighborhood · street · California · suburb · community · planned · residential
hacienda
Spanish-speaking country estate
acreage · pasture · livestock · cattle · horses · corrals · barn · grazing · agricultural · countryside
land grant
Government-given real estate
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
territory · pueblo · mission · adobe · historic · deed · boundaries · settlers · frontier · tract
Santa Fe
New Mexico's seat of government
- CordovaSpanish provincial capital
- MirageBrand name, multiple uses
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
Bernardo · development · neighborhood · street · California · suburb · community · planned · residential · tract
Ranchometropolis
Large important city
megalopolis · city · urban center · downtown · municipality
Ranchoindustrial park
Zoned area for factories
factory · subdivision · housing development · concrete jungle · commercial district
- ranch dressingCreamy herb-flecked condiment
- cattle ranchBovine breeding enterprise
- ranch handLivestock farm employee
- ranch houseOne-story sprawling house
- ranch lifeRural livestock-centered living
- huevos rancherosMexican egg breakfast
ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranches, ranching, ranchero, rancheros, ranchland