ranch
noun
[ rɑːn(t)ʃ ]
• a large farm, especially in North America or Australia, where cattle or other animals are bred.
• "a beef cattle ranch"
• a type of thick white salad dressing made with sour cream or buttermilk.
ranch
verb
• run a ranch.
• "they farmed and ranched in North Dakota"
Origin:
early 19th century: from Spanish rancho ‘group of persons eating together’.
