quinta
noun
an inn, especially one in the countryside.
quintas
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pluralof quinta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I also saw more than one of the famous "quintas," or villas, with large grounds, where semi-tropical flowers can be seen in all their beauty, and palms and magnolias everywhere flourish.
From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by William C. Tetley
As they rode on they found the country dotted over with quintas and country-houses, here called montes, from being generally seated on hills.
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Sue Petigru Bowen
The suburbs of Flores and Belgrano each present a very pretty group of quintas and gardens, wherein great skill and refinement of taste is evinced.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou
Peach, quince, and cherry were the three favourite fruit- trees in the colonial times, and all three were found in some of the quintas or orchards of the old estancia houses.
From Far Away and Long Ago by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
One extraordinary feature of the private quintas or orchards and plantations in the vicinity of the Saladeros was the walls or hedges.
From Far Away and Long Ago by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
