rantso
rántsò with stress marks
ranch
Usage Note
Rantso comes from Spanish 'rancho' and refers to a ranch or large farm, typically for livestock. It is more common in Mindanao and areas shaped by Spanish colonial land-grant traditions, and can also informally refer to a simple rural settlement.
Examples
" May rantso sila sa Bukidnon. "
Natural Translation
They have a ranch in Bukidnon.
Literal Translation
Has ranch they in Bukidnon.
" May malaking rantso sila sa Bukidnon na puno ng mga baka. "
Natural Translation
They have a large ranch in Bukidnon full of cattle.
Literal Translation
Has large ranch they in Bukidnon that full of plural cattle.
" Minana ng lolo ko ang malawak na rantso na pinag-aalagaan ng mga baka at kabayo simula pa noong unang panahon. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather inherited the vast ranch where cattle and horses have been raised since the old days.
Literal Translation
Inherited of grandfather my the vast ranch that being-raised of plural cattle and horse since even when first time.
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