Is 'ranch' English, or is it actually Spanish (USA)?

'Ranch' is a word borrowed from Spanish (USA) 'ranch'. The word entered the English language some time around 1831.

ranch [noun] [1831]

• a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
• a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty
• ranch house

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Etymology: Mexican Spanish 'rancho' small ranch, from Spanish, camp, hut & Spanish dialect, small farm, from Old Spanish 'ranchearse' to take up quarters, from Middle French 'se ranger' to take up a position, from 'ranger' to set in a row

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