hacienda

ha-ci-en-da · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A large estate or plantation, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.

  2. 2.

    The main house on such an estate, typically built in Spanish colonial style.

Forms

plural: haciendas

Related words

See also: estate, plantation, ranch
Synonyms: estate, plantation, ranch

Etymology

From Spanish hacienda "estate, property," from Old Spanish facienda "things to be done," from Latin facienda, plural of faciendum "thing to be done."