estancia

[ e-stahn-see-uh; Spanish es-tahn-syah ]

noun

, plural es·tan·cias [e-, stahn, -see-, uh, z, es-, tahn, -syahs].

1. (in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.

estancia

/ ɪˈstænsɪə; esˈtansia /

noun

1. (in Spanish America) a large estate or cattle ranch

Word History and Origins

Origin of estancia¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Latin American Spanish: “ranch,” Spanish: “dwelling”

Word History and Origins

Origin of estancia¹

C18: from American Spanish, from Spanish: dwelling, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a remaining, from Latin stāre to stand

Example Sentences

The estancia itself consisted of a group of ranchos, in front of which two ombues shaded the palenque, where horses were tied.

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The estancia house at Los Pajonales was a large brick building with a flat roof, surrounded by a stockade of posts.

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But when they are here they never talk politics as they used to do; Don Carlos seems to think of nothing but of his estancia.

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His estancia he but once visited all that spring, and then his visit was a short one, nearly all his time he spent in the city.

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When I received your letter, telling me to come to town, the peons came crowding to the estancia to know if the Goths had landed.

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