HACIENDA

hacienda

(noun) the main house on a ranch or large estate

hacienda

(noun) a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hacienda (plural haciendas)

A large homestead in a ranch or estate usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.

Source: Wiktionary


Ha`ci*en"da ( or ), n. Etym: [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]

Definition: A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions. 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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