What does "hacienda" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "hacienda"?

Common synonyms include: arable land, barnyard, barton, cattle ranch, chicken farm, collective farm.

Pronounced //ˌhæsiˈɛndə//.

//ˌhæsiˈɛndə// noun

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Noun

1
A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.
"The hot day was over, and the light failing rapidly, when Appleby, who had just finished comida, sat by a window of the hacienda San Cristoval with an English newspaper upon his knee."
2
the main house on a ranch or large estate wordnet
3
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries wordnet

"Warm sunlight lay upon the hacienda called Casa Grande."

Borrowed from Spanish hacienda. Doublet of faena and fazenda.

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