finca
Americannoun
plural
fincasEtymology
Origin of finca
First recorded in 1905–10; from Spanish: literally, “property, real estate, farm” (apparently originally, “amount left over”; hence, “a sum of money,” becoming “income from a property,” finally becoming “the property (itself),” derivative of Old Spanish fincar “to remain,” stative derivative of fincar ( Spanish hincar ) “to drive in, fix, sink (a nail),” alteration of ficar (from unattested Vulgar Latin fīgicāre, for Latin fīgere “to fasten”), with -n- perhaps from dialect finsar “to mark out” (ultimately from Medieval Latin fīxāre; fix, fichu ( def. ) )
Example Sentences
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“But this was in the countryside, in a finca, in La Vega, Manguito. And ever since then I have dreamed a lot about flying.”
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2023
We have to leave the finca and the island.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021
In the first chapter, Basch and Berry are staying at their Costa Rican finca, and Basch requires stitches from a Tica physician.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 25, 2019
As Mary recounts in her memoir, Castro personally came to the finca and vowed to help.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2018
There was a part of him that could never leave the finca or the comfort of its cycles, and this diminished him for any other life.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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