hacienda
[hah-see-en-duh; Spanish ah-syen-dah]
noun, plural ha·ci·en·das [hah-see-en-duh z; Spanish ah-syen-dahs] /ˌhɑ siˈɛn dəz; Spanish ɑˈsyɛn dɑs/. (in Spanish America)
a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
the main house on such an estate.
a stock raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.
Origin of hacienda
1710–20; < Spanish < Latin facienda things to be done or made, neuter plural of faciendus, gerund of facere to do1, make
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Contemporary Examples of hacienda
At his Tucson hacienda he is a gracious host and a good neighbor.
Instead I ended my journey via motorcycle, traveling from one hacienda and ranchero to the next while sampling the local flavor.
Historical Examples of hacienda
They had found him in the cottonwoods below the road not five miles from the hacienda.
The Treasure TrailMarah Ellis Ryan
As ordered, I went to the gates of that hacienda very grand.
The Treasure TrailMarah Ellis Ryan
They feared that their presence had, in some way, become known to the peons of the hacienda.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
Hadn't we better, I thought, start at once on foot for the hacienda?
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
I'll search every inch of the island, every road, every hacienda.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
hacienda
noun (in Spain or Spanish-speaking countries)
Word Origin for hacienda
C18: from Spanish, from Latin facienda things to be done, from facere to do
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