ˌranchəˈrēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish ranchería, from ranchero + Spanish -ía -y (from Latin -ia )
1. : a dwelling place of a ranchero
2. : a small settlement often consisting of huts occupied especially by Amerindians or Mexicans
it was among these rancherias … that the missions found their most fertile field for labor — F.M. & Marie Keesing