noun, masculine/ˈrant͡ʃo/plural: ranchos
ranch; shed, barn; mess (mealtime); crew's quarters
“A la hora del rancho, chapoteando en el barro, nos acercamos a las ollas hediondas de comida.”
Deverbal from rancharse (“to get ready, to settle in a place”); 16th century military terminology from French se ranger (“to arrange onself”), from rang (“row, line”), from Frankish *hring.