latifundio

[ lat-uh-fuhn-dee-oh, -foon-; Spanish lah-tee-foon-dyaw ]

noun,plural la·ti·fun·di·os [lat-uh-fuhn-dee-ohz, -foon-; Spanish lah-tee-foon-dyaws]. /ˌlæt əˈfʌn diˌoʊz, -ˈfʊn-; Spanish ˌlɑ tiˈfun dyɔs/.
  1. a great estate of Latin America or Spain.

Origin of latifundio

1
1920–25; <Spanish <Latin lātifundiumlatifundium

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