finca
noun
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
fincas
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pluralof finca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some of his 50-odd cattle ranches and 45 coffee fincas he got by "smart buying."
From Time Magazine Archive
During his time in office, Arbenz emerged as the owner of a $3,000,000 cotton plantation; his Interior Minister turned into a gentleman-farmer with two coffee fincas; another pal acquired two mansions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost everyone was off, working in the coffee fincas.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr
His fincas and herds and mines melted away from him like grease from a holy candle.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
It is fortunate, indeed, that we stopped at Hidalgo, because Tumbala is now completely ruined by the contract-labor system, which has sent its men all through the country onto fincas.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr
