Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rancherie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rancherie
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A First Nations residential area within an Indian reserve in British Columbia.

Etymology

From French rancherie, from Spanish ranchería. Doublet of rancheria.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: rancherie, ranchería

Inflected Forms

rancheries (plural)

Questions

What does rancherie mean?: A First Nations residential area within an Indian reserve in British Columbia.
Where does rancherie come from?: It is traced to French.

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